Year: 2006
Lawsuit revives interest in Barney parodies
The New York Times reports on a lawsuit filed last week that seeks to protect the First Amendment right to publish online ...Critics don’t want ads on PBSKids.org
Some children’s and consumer advocates aren’t happy about PBS’s plan to add banner ads to PBSKids.org beginning Oct. 1, reports the Los ...adn.com | alaska wire : Money woes change Anchorage public television, radio
Alaska Public Media is laying off seven workers to offset a growing deficit, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The network’s president attributes the shortfall ...WQED-FM revises approach to classical format
WQED-FM in Pittsburgh is reducing the chatter during its classical music programming and making its selections more accessible to casual listeners, reports ...LongmontFYI – NPR host wants science to be ‘sexy’
Ira Flatow, host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday, discussed media coverage of science at a biotech conference in Denver Wednesday. Check ...‘The last sage’ — NPR’s Schorr nears 90, still musing on the news
A Washington Jewish Week profile of NPR’s Daniel Schorr features details about Schorr’s early days rarely reported in other write-ups. “In preparation for his ...Stations grow audience after going all-news
The audience for WVXU-FM in Cincinnati grew 20 percent over the last year since the station was acquired by Cincinnati Public Radio ...So what’s indecent again?
A sign of the times? Check out this photo of the mixing board in the main air studio at Pacifica’s KPFA-FM in ...CPB awards grants for digital radio
CPB announced yesterday that it has awarded $7.74 million in grants to 85 radio stations for converting to digital broadcasting.Bill Kling at PRDMC
Dennis Haarsager posts a speech delivered at this year’s Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference by Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public ...Carvin heads to NPR
Andy Carvin announces on his weblog that he’s joining NPR as senior product manager for online communities. “In this role, I’ll essentially ...Hear the Music, Avoid the Mosh Pit
The Washington Post reports on performances by Suzanne Vega and other musicians in the virtual world of Second Life. Vega’s appearance was staged by ...NPR Praises Ed Gordon’s Substitute
News and Notes host Ed Gordon tells Richard Prince he’s frustrated with “internal strife” at his show, while NPR says it has been working ...Video-rich website supports Eyes revival
Before Eyes on the Prize returns to PBS Oct. 2 [2006] for its first broadcast in 13 years, PBS.org will unveil a major website ...Banish The Bling
NPR’s Juan Williams assails today’s African-American culture as “a virtual blueprint for failure” in a much-read Washington Post op-ed. “Where is the civil rights ...
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