Stand up for what you believe in. I'm one of those people who admired your predecessors. Jennifer Lawson and John Grant took risks. So I came up with a solution. I decided to do what producers traditionally do under circumstances like these.
Some traditions deserve to be protected.
But OPB is representative of a number of stations that contribute to a fraction of the schedule. So, in addition to advising you on your real-estate options, I do have a few serious pieces of advice. First and foremost, I hope you'll put as much money as you can into high-impact primetime strands and a few extraordinary limited series. The primetime schedule, in my opinion, is where we most need to focus our system's image and identity. Please spend your money on the best of the best, regardless of where those programs are produced.