Quick Takes
Musical flair of two NY pubradio stations
The New York Times reports on what two local stations have done and are doing (here and here) to keep music alive ...Steiner fracas continues in Baltimore
Three weeks after Baltimore’s WYPR-FM dumped Marc Steiner, fans of the longtime talk-show host are still registering their dissatisfaction. Online hubs of ...Pittsburgh station swap gets new wave of attention
Recent coverage of Sen. John McCain’s conflicts of interest has refocused attention on his role in the attempted sale of WQEX-TV, sister ...Mundt heads to Louisville
Todd Mundt, until recently the director of content and media for upstart network Iowa Public Radio, is leaving for the Public Radio ...New Hampshire pubTV splits from university
New Hampshire Public Television is separating from the The University System of New Hampshire, reports the Portsmouth Herald News. USNH will continue ...Americans won’t pay “twice” for TV?
“There’s a fundamental difference between paying for radio and paying for a channel on TV,” writes syndicated columnist Ben Grabow. People don’t ...A better search tool
“Public radio and TV has so much wonderful inventory–if I cannot find it, has it any value?” asks Robert Patterson in his ...Live from Toledo
“This is novel in public radio,” says classical DJ Greg Kostraba about his live, in-studio program on WGTE-FM 91 in Toledo, Ohio. ...Silent phones and dire warnings at KMBH
KMBH-FM in Harlingen, Texas, canceled its February fundraising campaign after receiving only six pledge calls in three days. “[T]his lack of financial ...“All white people’s opinions are developed from Public Radio”
The blog “Stuff White People Like” explains why Caucasians love public radio so much. Be sure to read the comments and follow ...Boskin brings journalism background, KQED ties to CPB Board
The San Francisco Chronicle profiles Chris Boskin, a member of the CPB Board with a long career in the magazine business. “I would call ...Maryland county makes pitch for NPR HQ
Officials in Montgomery County, Md., have made a pitch to lure NPR to the city of Silver Spring, reports the Gazette. NPR has ...Longtime PBS director dies at 86
Kirk Browning, who directed 185 Live from Lincoln Center telecasts and other performance programs for PBS, died Feb. 10 at the age of 86, ...Rick Steves’ side gig: questioning pot policy
Public TV traveler Rick Steves is host of Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation, a new 30-minute DVD produced by the American Civil Liberties ...Twitter: great source for breaking news
“I usually find out about breaking news on Twitter faster than any other network – broadcast or otherwise,” says NPR’s Andy Carvin ...
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