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Pbs pledge drive 20114/1/2024 And you know, if you’re seriously exploring getting ‘Doctor Who,’ you might want to mention that during the pledge breaks.” He said, “You think so?” I said, “I think people will want to know that.” I said, “Okay, I’d like to donate $100 with the understanding that this should be earmarked for acquiring rights for ‘Doctor Who.’ If it doesn’t work out, it’s not like I’d demand the money back, but that’s what I’d like to see it used for if at all possible. It’s nothing definite, but we are exploring it.” He came to the phone and I said, “Are you, by any chance, looking into the possibility of carrying ‘Doctor Who?’ The manager said, “We are, in fact, looking into that. So I called in between breaks, when the show was on, and asked to speak to the station manager. People were visible just kind of sitting there staring at the phones. The station manager was personally on camera, leading the pledge drive. At the time, “Doctor Who” wasn’t being carried on PBS. About thirty years ago, the New Jersey PBS station I watched at the time was having a pledge drive, and they were doing marathon showings of Monty Python (calling it Python-a-thon).
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