""The Pledge America Campaign calls on them to "lend their voices in support... by airing patriotic, pro-America content that celebrates the American journey and inspires its citizens by highlighting the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today." Carr added: "I am calling on broadcasters to pledge to provide programming that promotes civic education, national pride, and our shared history.""
""Task Force 250 invites citizens to have a renewed love of American history, experience the beauty of our country, and ignite a spirit of adventure and innovation that will raise our nation to new heights over the next 250 years." He took the opportunity to remind broadcasters of their "longstanding public interest obligations" and their "key role in educating, informing, and entertaining viewers and listeners all across America.""
"Carr also suggested "short segments, or full specials specifically promoting civic education, inspiring local stories, and American history." And he suggested airing music by the nation's "greatest composers, such as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland, Duke Ellington, or George Gershwin." John Philip Sousa's Portuguese father was born in Spain and his mother in Germany, while both Copland and Gershwin's parents were born in the Russian Empire. Ellington's grandparents were formerly enslaved."
The Pledge America Campaign, an adjunct to the Salute to America 250 Task Force, asks broadcasters to begin each day with the Star-Spangled Banner or the Pledge of Allegiance to mark the nation's 250th birthday. Task Force 250 invites citizens to renew their love of American history, experience the country's beauty, and ignite adventure and innovation for the next 250 years. Broadcasters are reminded of longstanding public interest obligations and their role in educating, informing, and entertaining. The campaign urges airing patriotic, pro-America content, civic-education segments, local inspirational stories, history specials, and music by noted American composers.
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