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Alaska Public Media is laying off seven workers to offset a growing deficit, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The network’s president attributes the shortfall ...WQED-FM revises approach to classical format
WQED-FM in Pittsburgh is reducing the chatter during its classical music programming and making its selections more accessible to casual listeners, reports ...LongmontFYI – NPR host wants science to be ‘sexy’
Ira Flatow, host of NPR’s Talk of the Nation Science Friday, discussed media coverage of science at a biotech conference in Denver Wednesday. Check ...‘The last sage’ — NPR’s Schorr nears 90, still musing on the news
A Washington Jewish Week profile of NPR’s Daniel Schorr features details about Schorr’s early days rarely reported in other write-ups. “In preparation for his ...Stations grow audience after going all-news
The audience for WVXU-FM in Cincinnati grew 20 percent over the last year since the station was acquired by Cincinnati Public Radio ...So what’s indecent again?
A sign of the times? Check out this photo of the mixing board in the main air studio at Pacifica’s KPFA-FM in ...CPB awards grants for digital radio
CPB announced yesterday that it has awarded $7.74 million in grants to 85 radio stations for converting to digital broadcasting.Bill Kling at PRDMC
Dennis Haarsager posts a speech delivered at this year’s Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference by Bill Kling, president of Minnesota Public ...Carvin heads to NPR
Andy Carvin announces on his weblog that he’s joining NPR as senior product manager for online communities. “In this role, I’ll essentially ...Hear the Music, Avoid the Mosh Pit
The Washington Post reports on performances by Suzanne Vega and other musicians in the virtual world of Second Life. Vega’s appearance was staged by ...NPR Praises Ed Gordon’s Substitute
News and Notes host Ed Gordon tells Richard Prince he’s frustrated with “internal strife” at his show, while NPR says it has been working ...Banish The Bling
NPR’s Juan Williams assails today’s African-American culture as “a virtual blueprint for failure” in a much-read Washington Post op-ed. “Where is the civil rights ...XM vs. Sirius: Endless Options Narrow to One
The Washington Post‘s Marc Fisher gives Sirius the edge in the public-radio category in a side-by-side comparison of satellite radio services.Northwest Community Radio Summit: Seattle, Sept 15-17 | Reclaim the Media
College and community radio stations in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are creating the Northwest Community Radio Network, a network for sharing ...CJR March/April 2006 – Storytelling’s rise on public radio
The Columbia Journalism Review examines the resurgence of personal narratives on public radio via StoryCorps, Transom, the Public Radio Exchange and This American Life. “We are ...
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