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On PBS, no Chiquita bananas for Curious George
Curious George, the top-rated PBS Kids show, is having trouble selling all of its underwriting slots, according to Advertising Age. Could part ...WNYC, PRI plan a.m. show
WNYC, Public Radio International and other partners plan to produce a morning show that will go up against NPR’s Morning Edition and pursue a ...Burns tribute explores a primetime ‘war’
Some Friday levity: This video puts a Ken Burns spin on The War that Divided NBC’s “The Office” and its fans. (Audio ...HearVox News: Shared Public Integrated Digital Media Mission Distribution Association
Independent producer Barrett Golding laments the state of public radio conferences in a Web 2.0 world: “Once there was a time-honored tradition ...‘This American Life’ – washingtonpost.com
Ira Glass of This American Life talks about the TV version of his radio show in a chat on the Washington Post‘s website: “This week we ...Current Interview re Digital Distribution at Jake Shapiro blogs sometimes.
Jake Shapiro has blogged the transcript of an e-mail interview with Current in which he discusses efforts to create a digital distribution system ...SIRIUS Satellite Radio :: SIRIUS Satellite Radio Renews Long-Term Programming Deal With NPR
Sirius Satellite Radio renewed its programming deal with NPR and will carry the network’s forthcoming news show aimed at younger listeners.Public radio: ideal cab soundtrack
A Philadelphia Weekly writer waxes poetic about public radio: “. . . [L]istening to NPR in a warm cab during winter might be the ...Has Success Spoiled NPR? – Media & Politics (washingtonian.com)
In a long article, Washingtonian magazine looks at NPR’s evolution from alternative news source to high-profile outfit that might be recovering some of ...Public radio station widens coverage
WFCR-FM in Amherst, Mass., will shift its all-news AM feed to a local station owned by Clear Channel, reports the Republican. Clear Channel ...Vermont Public Radio eyes college station
Vermont Public Radio has expressed interest in buying an FM channel from St. Michael’s College near Burlington, reports the Free Press. Trustees will consider ...John Inman: He’s free
John Inman, campy star of the Britcom Are You Being Served?, died Thursday at age 71, the London Times reported. His bustling, punning, happily effeminate ...Getler steps into the “News War”
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler sifts through responses to Frontline‘s “News War”–from viewers and media critics–and provides a forum for producers to respond. ...Thanks for the Marine recruits, PBS!
Marines and their supporters refuted criticism of the Feb. 21 program that PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler recently described as a “very ...NPR: Blog of the Nation
NPR has launched a blog for Talk of the Nation. (Via Andy Carvin.)
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