Author: Ben Mook
From Massachusetts Ave. to NoMa
The April 13 broadcast of Weekend Edition Saturday was the first to originate from NPR's new $201 million headquarters.By Ben Mook, Former ReporterApril 15, 2013Speculators betting big on FCC TV spectrum auctions
For the last few years, three well-funded buyout firms have been quietly picking up licenses to commercial and noncommercial TV stations in ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterFebruary 26, 2013Delmarva Public Radio gets potential new lease on life from Salisbury University
Maryland’s Salisbury University is backing away from a consultant’s plan to farm out operations of its two Delmarva Public Radio stations. A proposal ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterFebruary 15, 2013Big oil, big changes spotlighted in Black Gold Boom
From roughnecks to singing cowboys and itinerant knife dealers, North Dakota’s oil boom has lured thousands to remote areas of the state ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterDecember 18, 2012Turning the tide of state funding cuts in Florida
Pubcasters and their advocates in the state capital credit the change of heart to help from sympathetic lawmakers, the governor’s willingness to ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterDecember 5, 2012Slow growth for HD Radio
Nearly a decade after HD Radio went live on its first station, iBiquity Digital Corp., the company that developed and sold the ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterNovember 5, 2012‘Status quo’ no longer feasible for Delmarva’s local stations
An analysis recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate with another pubcaster to operate its two Delmarva Public Radio outlets as music ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterOctober 8, 2012PRC recommends format switch for Delmarva Public Radio
A consultant’s report released Thursday afternoon recommends that the Salisbury University Foundation negotiate a deal with another public broadcaster to operate both ...By Ben Mook, Former ReporterSeptember 27, 2012