This morning we spoke to France Neptune, who drives a car for the Haiti Foundation Against Poverty in Port-au-Prince. We also spoke to his girlfriend Mallery Thurlow who works in Grand Rapids, Mich. as the founder and director of Haiti Against Poverty.
Haitians run past damaged buildings in Port-au-Prince
(AFP/Getty Images)
Mallory had not heard France's voice since the earthquake. They exchanged what were some heartwrenching updates on the air.
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I always thought a doctor having me rate my labor pain was the most ludricous question, until I heard John Hockenberry from the Take Away radio show interrupt a woman in tears who was speaking about Haiti this morning: "We've got just a minute to go. You are going back and forth between your own personal grief and also... having to mobilize to help the people. How do you do that?"
i normally like the takeaway and have been a john hockenberry fan since i read his book. i'm not sure anymore. the haiti show, with a woman learning of the death of a loved one on air was kind of horrible. i couldn't listen. i'd like to think they were caught by surprise, but what could one expect when calling a disaster zone? did they really need to broadcast the phone call live?
I have moved my financial support for WDET in Detroit to WUOM in Ann Arbor until they stop airing this awful show. Given the number of plugs that Liberty Mutual gets, they should not need any money from listeners.
During this piece, this snarky news show reached a new low. Reuniting this couple in a disaster zone is a good thing, but doing so on the air is something I would expect of TMZ, not NPR. Of course, this horrible piece was topped off when the poor aid worker told of the death of her godchild. Yes, this is a heartwrenching story, but you could have reported this story without broadcasting this first hand moment of grief. It was also obvious that John Hockenberry wanted to say the name "Franz Neptune" as many times as possible because I think he liked how the name sounded. What a horror show excuse for news...
My disgust was topped off today only to hear the announcement that the "Snarkaway" will be the exclusive NPR broadcast on NYC 820 AM later this year. My FM reception is not very good. I need a radio upgrade to get Morning Edition.
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