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Burbank, freed from constraints of NPR
Promoting his new weeknight talk show on KIRO-AM, Luke Burbank tells the Seattle Times about “the freedom that was missing” as co-host ...Bid to purify pubTV in France
French President Nicolas Sarkozy proposed to drop commercials on public TV in the country. Instead, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said public TV ...KOOP fire looks like arson
A fire that knocked Austin community station KOOP off the air last weekend was set intentionally, city fire officials say. The blaze ...Kids aren’t learning much from digital products
A new report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center on the children’s interactive media market finds that most digital products for kids ...Patterson predicts death of regular TV schedule
“My prediction for 2008 will be that a tidal wave of innovation will converge and make TV on demand normal for the ...Luke Burbank’s new talk show is “Too Beautiful to Live”
Too Beautiful to Live, a three-hour talk show featuring former NPR host Luke Burbank, debuted last night on Seattle’s KIRO-AM. “I’ve always ...NPR unveils new service for deaf and blind
Among other gadgets to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show, the San Jose Mercury News previews a new HD Radio ...WAMC, NCPR resolve dispute over service to Lake Placid
WAMC in Albany, N.Y., agreed to drop its bid to build a new full-power radio station in territory already served by North ...Consultants call for HD Radio Alliance to rethink its marketing strategy
A couple of blog postings about the marketing of HD Radio prompted vigorous debates about the viability of the nascent broadcast technology. ...Before the holidays, Talent Quest finalists wrapped up their pilots
PRX’s three Public Radio Talent Quest finalists completed their pilot episodes last month and posted them to the PRTQ website. Listen and ...One respected news source recognizes another
A Sacramento Bee feature on Capital Public Radio’s KXJZ describes a respected, nonsensational news source with a growing local news staff (seven ...DirecTV picks up pubTV high-def channel
DirecTV and APTS said today the satellite broadcaster will carry local high-definition feeds of public TV stations starting next year, along with ...Ken Burns endorses Obama candidacy
The filmmaker and New Hampshire resident said he’s disappointed in Hillary Clinton’s negative tone and speculated she’s getting bad advice, AP reported.Four Silver Batons for pubcasting newsies
“Jihad: The Men and Ideas Behind Al Queda,” a documentary funded by CPB’s America at a Crossroads initiative, is one of four ...North Country Public Radio rebukes WAMC for going after its Lake Placid frequency
North Country Public Radio and WAMC in Albany, N.Y., are feuding over their competing applications to operate a full-power station in Lake ...
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