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WAMU ends weekend bluegrass, bets that music fans will embrace HD Radio service
WAMU in Washington, D.C., announced that it is dropping all bluegrass programming from its weekend schedule and replacing long-running music shows with ...Unwelcome competition for NPR News audience on shores of Maryland
“I think there is enough competition in the media world. Between iPods and downloads, there is enough competition without worrying about another ...Pismo pays big bucks for PBS wine series
“We like public TV as much as the next viewer, but we wonder whether the city of Pismo Beach had enjoyed one ...Lessons learned in Iowa network’s first year
“The creation of Iowa Public Radio, and its early success, should send an important signal to a public radio system that is ...Portland church’s political agenda prompts venue change for event featuring Ira Glass
After learning that a mega-church that actively opposes the gay rights movement had been booked for his upcoming appearance in Portland, This ...PBS ombudsman gets letters of support for Moyers
After his critique of Bill Moyers’ commentary on Karl Rove, PBS ombudsman Michael Gelter says he got a load of pro-Moyers mail. ...PBS programming for Hispanic Heritage Month
In a press release today, PBS details “a number of broadcast premieres and encore presentations that recognize the cultural, historical and societal ...Georgia to resign as g.m. of Pacifica’s KPFK
Eva Georgia, embattled g.m. of Pacifica’s KPFK in Los Angeles, will leave the job on October 31, according to the Los Angeles ...San Diego’s progressive talk station contemplates format change
“I don’t know that many liberals go to the AM dial, because it’s full of right-wingers and sports,” says Randy Dotinga, radio ...Stern previews NPR content, services to launch with help from Seattle outlets
“A lot [of] people outside our core demographics are interested in our content,” NPR CEO Ken Stern tells the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. “They’re ...OPB documentary includes nudity
Nekkid in Oregon: “When Oregon Public Broadcasting airs Portland director Ian McCluskey’s Eloquent Nude this Thursday, Aug. 30, it will be showing a gorgeous, ...Alt rock returns to Cinci airwaves via WVXU-HD
The Cincinnati Post reports on an unusual radio partnership: Cincinnati Public Radio’s WVXU-FM recently began HD Radio broadcasts of WOXY.com, a station ...An insider’s account of Post Radio’s demise
Why Washington Post Radio failed: unfulfilled promises to deliver in-depth news, clashes between the cultures of two different newsrooms, and too many ...CBS covers Moyers-on-Rove
In an online post, CBS News covers the “War of Words in MediaLand going on for more than a week now: Karl ...
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