Quick Takes
WITF Spotlight: I Can Laugh About It Now: My Most Embarrassing Moment On-Air (or In-Print)
Staffers at WITF in Harrisburg, Pa., share embarrassing moments from their broadcasting career: “I have one, but it involves transposing the initial ...Habeas Motion by PNB
The Pacifica Foundation passed a resolution last week empowering its executive director to “use the resources of the foundation to educate and ...RadioSutton: New Arbitron Survey, Same Results (mostly)
John Sutton looks at the latest national Arbitron data for public radio’s audience, which shows continuing declines in most measurements, although cume ...An Interview with NPR Digital’s GM Maria Thomas | Digital Media Wire
NPR’s upcoming music website will not directly offer song downloads, says Maria Thomas, v.p. of digital media, in an interview with Digital ...Motorola to offer pubradio content
Motorola announced yesterday that it will offer programs from NPR, Public Radio International and American Public Media to mobile phones via its ...Cal State Long Beach picks Mt. Wilson as prospective operator of KKJZ-FM
The California State Long Beach Foundation has chosen Mt. Wilson FM Broadcasters Inc. as the prospective operator of KKJZ-FM (PDF). The foundation’s ...Ohio county to lose NPR
Adams County in Ohio stands to lose its sole NPR station with the sale of WVXW-FM to a Christian broadcaster, reports the ...KQED asks members to give up the vote
In a ballot mailing to 190,000 local supporters, KQED asks its members to waive their rights to vote on major corporate decisions ...This American Gripe
A devoted fan of This American Life takes issue with Chicago Public Radio’s approach to offering the show’s audio online: “They could save money ...Online Q&A with Frontline’s Martin Smith
Martin Smith answered online questions about “Return of the Taliban,” his Frontline documentary that debuted on PBS last night.Louisiana g.m. arrested for sex solicitation
The g.m. of a public radio station in Shreveport, La., was arrested Monday for soliciting sex from a minor over the Internet, ...The Doc Searls Weblog : Monday, October 2, 2006
Doc Searls shares six pieces of advice for public radio as it adapts to changes in media. (Via Jake Shapiro.)FAIR finds rightward bias on “NewsHour”
In a study released yesterday, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting tracked the guests appearing on PBS’s NewsHour and found that Republican males ...KOCE supporters react to veto
“We’ll do everything we have to do to try and retain the license,” KOCE President Mel Rogers tells the Los Angeles Times, ...Study finds PBS Kids promotes fast food too
When her preschooler began humming the jingle from a McDonald’s commercial, Cleveland pediatrician Susan Connor decided to analyze the sponsorship spots that ...
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