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Met declares season on schedule after latest union agreement
The opera house is on track to premiere its 2014-15 season as scheduled, with public radio broadcasts to follow.Join a webinar today on audio levels with Adam Ragusea, presented by AIR and PRX
Current contributor Adam Ragusea’s July commentary “Why you’re doing audio levels wrong, and why it really does matter” has become one of ...Wednesday roundup: Carolla settles podcast lawsuit; PBS Hawaii receives $2M grant
Plus: Frankenstein M.D. launches, and the difficulties of regulating Elmos in Times Square.Tuesday roundup: Sun columnist criticizes PBS; Pacifica board censures directors
Plus: WGBH options Pinkalicious, and an Indiegogo project with support from Ken Burns is falling short.Monday roundup: Downton gaffe draws laughs; TechCrunch profiles Matter
• A publicity photo from the fifth season of Downton Abbey made the rounds on the Internet for all the wrong reasons. The shot of stars Hugh Bonneville ...Thursday roundup: NPR responds to Greenwald; Sex in the Wild charms columnist
Plus: The legal fight over podcasting takes an odd turn, and Kai Ryssdal takes the Ice Bucket Challenge.Wednesday roundup: Antiques Roadshow lands million-dollar appraisal; more radio stations eyeing mergers
Plus: Greenwald criticizes NPR, First Look Media scales back plans, and CPB's Theriault talks local journalism.Tuesday roundup: Black journalists give NPR thumbs down; Fahle looks back on WDET career
Plus: An Israeli show inspired by This American Life offers an English translation, and NPR's ombud weighs in on sexism in coverage.Monday roundup: FCC may require online public files for radio stations; Burton hosts “Tweeting Rainbow”
Plus: Paula Kerger takes her interns to breakfast, and Planet Money hops on Reddit.Friday roundup: PMP finds a home in ‘The Barn,’ Keillor talks books
• The Public Media Platform is showing more signs of life. A blog post last week on PMP’s site describes how American Public Media has ...Thursday roundup: Fass remembers Post; spirit of Big Bird helps Kerger travel
Also: CPB's Inspector General is one of 47 IGs protesting closed federal records.Wednesday roundup: Steve Post and the Enema Lady; Ira Glass and Shakespeare
And NPR's ombudsman takes to Reddit.Tuesday roundup: Bid for a night in Downton Abbey; critic pans PBS Arts Fest selections
Plus: The Marshall Project makes its debut.Bite-sized climate talk: Yale preps daily 90-second pubradio show on climate change
Climate Connections will debut on public radio Aug. 18.Monday roundup: Band cancels GPB show over WRAS agreement; Montagne taking leave from ME
Plus: A Reuters photographer chronicles a day in the life of an Elmo impersonator.
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