National Public Radio won a reprieve - SOMETIME THEY LISTEN!

[Guest guest]

WASHINGTON - Big Bird and National Public Radio won a

reprieve Thursday as the House restored $100 million

that had been proposed as a budget cut for the

Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The 284-140 vote demonstrated the enduring political

strength of public broadcasting, whose supporters

rallied behind popular programs such as " Sesame

Street, " " Postcards From Buster " and " The NewsHour

With Jim Lehrer. "

The Public Broadcasting Service undertook a

high-profile campaign to rescind the proposed cut.

Lawmakers were flooded with letters and phone calls.