Several noncommercial broadcasters, including Philadelphia’s WHYY and WMMT-FM in Whitesburg, Ky., received 2006 New Voices grants from the University of Maryland’s J-Lab: ...

Daniel Ash, Chicago Public Radio’s v.p. of communications, talks with Chicagoist about the broadcaster’s upcoming format changes. “Our aim is to develop ...

Chicago Public Radio has angered local musicians with its decision to drop all music from its stations in favor of news and ...

Exposure on NPR’s Fresh Air helped land the debut album of novelty act What I Like About Jew into Amazon’s top 100 sellers, reports ...

The sounds of the Philadelphia Orchestra will return to national radio thanks to a deal with NPR, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. Orchestra musicians have ...

The New York Times has opted to sell its 50 percent stake in the Discovery Times Channel back to Discovery Communications Inc., ...

The former development director of Ann Arbor’s Michigan Radio pleaded no contest yesterday to a charge of embezzling from the station. The Detroit News ...

Some analysts believe that public radio has benefited from Howard Stern’s move to satellite radio, which left some former listeners looking for ...

NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin reviews his network’s new blog: “NPR has a well-deserved but perhaps overstated reputation for reporting the news with ...

IT Conversations is auctioning a month-long sponsorship of the podcast of Tech Nation, a show that also airs on public radio stations. Bidding opens ...

For the first time, NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin received more complaints about left-wing bias than right-wing bias over the past quarter, he ...

Consultant John Sutton plays down the hype around podcasting. “Even at 10 times the current number of downloads, podcasting will have a ...

Why is jazz singer Robin McKelle suddenly ranked fifth on the Amazon sales charts? It’s the “NPR effect,” says Robert Smith on ...

The Covenant with Black America, a book of essays edited by Tavis Smiley, has become a bestseller through radio, churches and word of mouth. ...

A Forrester Research survey found that only 1 percent of a group of web users regularly listened to podcasts, reports Adweek. (Via Technology360.)