Besides providing information, advertiaing also supports the entertainment industry, including teleision and radio. It may be annoying to sit nthrough commercials during your favorite TV show, but the advertiaing have paid for its production. This, in turn, pays the TV crew for their work. Even public broadcasting has supporters. The companiea' names appera at the beginning or end of the showa. Without their sopport, there would be more hours of pledge drives1 asking you, the consumer, for more money. Many presenters, such as newsreaders, get their starts from writing or appearing in commercials or print advertisements. Is's a way for them to get both experience and exposure