Quick Takes

  • Some BBC coverage of Hurricane Katrina “sounds mean-spirited and not particularly helpful; it probably evokes knowing glances and smirks among editors ...
  • The Public Radio Program Directors conference has a blog this year.
  • WUOM in Ann Arbor is is the most popular station in its market, boasting an 11.1 share, according to the Ann Arbor News.
  • Observers in the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot yesterday criticize WHRO-TV/FM for ending local pubTV production, but with revenues down 27 percent in two years, ...
  • The FCC is letting noncommercial broadcasters in New Orleans rebroadcast commercial fare in the wake of Katrina, according to Radio World.
  • “Look, any time there’s a contentious exchange in the White House press room, it makes the press look bad,” said NPR’s Mara ...
  • Commercial TV veteran Paul La Camera was named g.m. of WBUR-FM in Boston. La Camera has served as president of a Boston ...
  • pbs.org launched NerdTV, a web-exclusive weekly TV series from technology columnist Robert X. Cringely.
  • Accuracy in Media calls for an investigation into pubcasting’s campaign this summer to restore $100 million in CPB funding.
  • The parent company of Minnesota Public Radio is backing a Friendster-like social networking website aimed at public radio listeners, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
  • The New York Times checks in with American Routes host Nick Spitzer as he prepares a post-Katrina episode of his show. “I wanted it to be ...
  • David Freedman, g.m. of WWOZ-FM in New Orleans, considers the future of his devastated station in an e-mail posted on WFMU’s blog: ...
  • Now, the PBS news magazine hosted by David Brancaccio, will produce a one-hour town-hall meeting on the response to Hurricane Katrina on Friday, ...
  • Hurricane Katrina literally hit close to home for NPR and ABC news commentator Cokie Roberts. “All 11 houses in the Roberts family ...
  • CPB Web resources: The corporation has posted information about the status of pubcasters affected by Hurricane Katrina; links to assistance resources for ...