Quick Takes
Stations join NPR in launching music site
Promising “everyone from Aaron Copland to Aaron Neville,” NPR and 12 producing stations released a beta version of the new NPR Music ...Goodman recovering from Bell’s Palsy
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! described her recent bout with Bell’s Palsy in an online column for Truthdig.Low power FM bill clears Senate panel
The Senate Commerce Committee approved S. 1675, a bill that expands the availability of low power FM frequencies by eliminating third channel ...PRPD reports on its classical music tests
Public Radio Program Directors has published the findings of its midday classical music study on its website, along with audio and graphics ...PBS Ombudsman: did funding compromise editorial content of Human Heart?
“What I didn’t do at the time, yet should have in my ombudsman’s role, was pay much attention to the main sponsors ...Merger recommmended for WMUB
A committee that examined WMUB’s relationship with its licensee, Miami University of Ohio, has recommended that the station pursue a merger with ...Martin worries about being pigeonholed
“We’re trying to make a safe place to talk about hard things,” said Michel Martin, host of NPR’s Tell Me More, in ...WCNY: no more “beg-a-thons”
“Two years ago when I took over as president of this station, I made my pledge to the community that we would ...Wisconsin passes budget, pubcasting escapes cuts
Four months beyond deadline, the Wisconsin state legislature finally approved a two-year, $57.2 billion budget last night that will maintain funding levels ...Senate approves $420 million for CPB, but White House veto threat looms
On Tuesday, the Senate approved legislation that includes a $420 million advance appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2010, as ...Court orders “Prairie Home Companion” fan to leave host Garrison Keillor alone
A Minnesota court issued a restraining order against a Georgia woman who sent weird gifts and correspondence to Prairie Home Companion host ...KPBS loses transmitter in wildfire; music station lends its channel to keep news on-air
San Diego’s KPBS-FM lost its main transmitter this morning as a wildfire burned Mt. San Miguel. By 8:30 a.m., its all-news coverage ...All-classical WOSU to add NPR newsmags
In a bid to expand its audience, Central Ohio’s only all-classical station WOSU-FM will add NPR news and weekend programming to its ...PBS’ E2 environmental series cheerier than usual fare
“Most environmental documentaries try to persuade or preach or, these days, scare; E2 feels as if it’s trying to cheerlead and to ...
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