Quick Takes
Daniel Schorr, Doing 90 in a 30 Zone
NPR honored Daniel Schorr on the occasion of his upcoming 90th birthday with a luncheon yesterday, reports the Washington Post, but didn’t invite the ...A radio tradition that we tune out
A Cleveland Plain Dealer columnist addresses the idiosyncratic block of ethnic programming that airs Sundays on the city’s WCPN-FM. “It’s a throwback,” writes Tom ...WFMU’s four million page views
Ken Freedman, g.m. of WFMU-FM in Jersey City, N.J., commemorates his blog’s four millionth page view with an analysis of web stats. ...Geezer pundits and Marilyn Monroe
Commentary by geezer pundits smother the subject of Marilyn Monroe: Still Life, an American Masters biography debuting on PBS tonight, writes New York Times critic Virginia Hefferman.WNYC’s Planned Move Will Finish Its Breakup With the City – New York Times
The New York Times takes note of WNYC’s move from its shabby headquarters in the city’s Municipal Building to a $45 million space downtown. ...Shearer strikes back
Harry Shearer told Le Show listeners last weekend that Wisconsin Public Radio in Madison canceled his show due to unhappiness with political content, reports ...Paterson on Sievers
Consultant Robert Paterson says that NPR’s packaging of Leroy Sievers’ “My Cancer” series is “a pointer for the future of public radio.” ...WBUR is phasing out arts criticism – The Boston Globe
Arts criticism at Boston’s WBUR-FM is being phased out and the station’s art critic was laid off, reports the Globe.Pubcasters concerned about CPB nominee
Some pubcasting leaders aren’t happy about surprise CPB Board nominee Warren Bell, a TV producer and contributor to the online version of ...Research into podcasting
Is your station podcasting, and if so how are you handling it? An Ohio University researcher is inquiring. Rachel M. Ward, a ...Broadcasters hope new measures stave off FCC fines
Broadcasters and entertainers are turning to indecency insurance, zero-tolerance on-air policies and studio tech upgrades to protect themselves against the recent tenfold ...WBEZ defers to iPods, angers music fans
Reuters reports on WBEZ’s decision to scrap music programming in favor of a 24-hour news and public affairs format, a move partially ...Google Video to offer Sundance Channel films
In the first of what promises to be many such partnerships, according to Google reps, the cyber-juggernaut has signed on to distribute ...Advertising Age – XM and Sirius: Meant to Be Together?
An Advertising Age article about the pros and cons of an XM-Sirius merger includes an analyst’s comment that talk programming will become more important ...
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