The FCC dismissed some applications for noncommercial stations and translators Friday. The dismissed applicants failed to supply required updates to earlier applications, the agency says. (PDF, .doc, .txt.)

Former Sesame Street actor and producer Matthew T. Robinson Jr. passed away Aug. 5.

Garry Trudeau ribs NPR in Saturday’s Doonesbury.

Garrison Keillor is setting up shop in an old St. Paul radio studio and has formed Grand Prairie LLP, an umbrella company for his various enterprises, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Nickelodeon purchased Sesame Workshop’s 50 percent stake in Noggin, the network aimed at “tweens,” Variety reports. Sesame will continue to produce programming for the network.

Quil Lawrence of public radio’s The World discusses war reporting with the Boston Globe.

President Bush bypassed the Senate Aug. 6 and installed Cheryl Halpern to the CPB Board while she was still awaiting confirmation, reports the Washington Post.

NPR commentator Cokie Roberts has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo six months of chemotherapy, reports the Washington Post.

“It’s part of the theft of my property by a Yankee carpetbagging con artist,” says George E. Pickett V, who was defrauded of valuable family relics by former Antiques Roadshow appraiser Russell Pritchard III. Memorabilia of the famous Confederate General George Pickett are on display at the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Pa.

Public Radio Weekend is exploring ownership models and crafting pilot feeds, according to an interview with PRW mastermind Jim Russell. A preliminary clock is now available on the project’s website.

Audio diarist Laura Rothenberg describes life with cystic fibrosis in a piece produced by Joe Richman, this afternoon on All Things Considered.

Kenyel Dotts, charged with fraud and conspiracy for allegedly stealing donor information from New York’s WNYC-AM/FM, was arraigned today in Albany County court. (This article appeared prior to the arraignment.) Dotts pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance.

Vermont police arrested Bill Moyers last weekend (July 27) for driving with blood alcohol over the legal limit, the Bennington Banner reported. The PBS journalist said he would contest the charge.

San Francisco Chronicle TV critic Tim Goodman takes PBS to task for premiering its best shows in the fall when network competition is heaviest. He says: “Doh!”

Mixed Bag Classic, a triple-A format radio show hosted by freeform radio veteran Pete Fornatale, is entering national distribution.