>In 1998, some faction decided to move to Wall Street, and the rent
>went up tens of thousands of dollars. Obvious from the fundraiser,
>WBAI could barely afford the old place, never mind these added
>expenses. The new office is on Wall Street, and looks more like an
>NPR station then a Pacifica station.
I don't buy this at all. The old place, at 8th Av & 35th St, was a dump. It was depressing to go there. Stuff was broken, shabby, filthy. You felt like putting on the headphones might give you a disease. The Wall Street studios are attractive, clean, and modern. It feels good after working in that old dump. That's not the problem. WBAI could use more of what some might disparage as slickness, not less.
Doug