I listen to a fair amount of NPR/PRI programming (Morning Edition, All
Things Considered, Diane Rehm, To the Point, The World, etc.). Fresh
Air, however, is one program that I can't quite tolerate (and that
theme music on Fresh Air...geez!). Thankfully, the NPR affiliate I
listen to has placed Fresh Air at the 3:00 AM time slot.
As for "As It Happens", I guess it does have an NPR feel to it. I'd
probably have to side with the earlier comment that "it has its
moments", although the program is no favorite of mine. As far as the
interviewer-interrupting-interviewee issue goes, I can think of no one
worse than Charlie Rose on PBS. He's a real mediocrity. Not only does
he interrupt the person he's interviewing, he actually tries to finish
their sentences for them. How this guy got his own show...God only
knows. But I suppose Charlie Rose is a bit off topic here. Well,
maybe not -- NPR, PBS, As It Happens... in many ways of the same
mould.