Quick Takes
Whiting’s Writings – Diatribes – War in Heaven
John Whiting reviews Uneasy Listening, Matthew Lasar’s latest chronicle of the battles within Pacifica Radio. “As the backroom plots continually recycle, the story begins ...calendarlive.com: MEDIA – Is there anything he isn’t doing?
The Los Angeles Times profiles Tavis Smiley: “In an era where Jay Leno and David Letterman use guests as comedy fodder and Charlie Rose ...Conservatives should stick up for Tomlinson, NRO says.
National Review Online blogger Stephen Spruiell comes to Kenneth Tomlinson’s defense, urging fellow conservatives not to “stay silent while Democrats tear down ...With ‘Radio Lab,’ Krulwich and Co. Will Stretch the Shape — and Sound — of ...
The Washington Post‘s Marc Fisher profiles NPR’s Radio Lab, which enters its second season this fall. “. . . [T]here is a music to these nonfiction ...reviewjournal.com — News – Staying Smooth amid the Storm
The future of KCEP-FM in Las Vegas is in doubt as the station’s parent organization, the Economic Opportunity Board, struggles with a ...Oberlin’s alumni mag on Radio Lab
In a profile in the alumni magazine of Oberlin College, Radio Lab hosts Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich discuss the show and its ties ...YouTube – Sesame Streets
Put dialogue from Scorcese films into the mouths of Grover and Big Bird and you get Sesame Streets. (NSFW. Via WFMU’s blog.)Sirius drops PRI
As of Tuesday, Sirius Satellite Radio stopped carrying programs from Public Radio International.FCC on LPFM and a public file violation
In actions announced today, the FCC denied a low-power FM application on localism grounds and fined WXLV-FM in Schnecksville, Pa., $10,000 for ...Knight seeks proposals for digital community connections
The Knight Foundation will spend $5 million in the first year (and perhaps $25 million over five years) for innovative digital prototypes, ...Hear 2.0: What the new Arbitron rules mean to you
Mark Ramsey comments on Arbitron’s decision to include ratings for noncommercial radio in its market reports. “Public radio will now be on ...Soldiers’ language wiped by fears of FCC
The New York Observer‘s NYTV columnist reports on how FCC indecency rules inhibit PBS’s coverage of the war and other topics. “It’s ...Center for Citizen Media: Do Public Media Believe in the Public?
Dan Gillmor and Dennis Haarsager share thoughts from last week’s Open Content and Public Broadcasting conference, held at WGBH in Boston.Robert Paterson’s Weblog: Change – Seth’s View – Public Radio
“. . . [W]hat about an Internet Channel for Public radio that is run by the rebels and that has the new ...NPR Is Hiring a Blogger
NPR is looking for a full-time blogger for its Mixed Signals blog. “Other qualifications not mentioned are a strong liver and deep ...
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