“16 seconds of audible breathing from one hour’s worth of All Things Considered,” courtesy of artist Chuck Jones. (MP3. Via WFMU-FM’s excellent blog.)

The New York Times covers CPB Chairman Ken Tomlinson’s appearance in the Senate yesterday.

CPB’s new ombudsmen have so far found no political bias on their beat, but instead “have been positively glowing in their assessments of the journalism heard on NPR and seen on news shows distributed by PBS,” says the Washington Post.

Patricia Harrison, the controversially-appointed new president of CPB, today made her first public appearance in that role. In testimony before the Senate subcommittee overseeing CPB, Harrison pled pubcasting’s case for greater federal funding than the House has approved to this point. “The federal dollars are critical to leveraging all the other resources,” she said. “It opens the door for funding from state and local governments, universities, businesses, foundations, by providing a “seal of approval” from the federal government.” Embattled CPB Board Chair Ken Tomlinson also appeared to add his two cents and take shots from senators regarding his efforts to hire consultants and otherwise act on his much-reported concerns about pubcasting balance.

The Washington Post previews how digital broadcasting will change radio.

Chicago’s WBEZ will cease production of Odyssey Sept. 30, reports the Sun-Times.

NPR should not have aired the testimony of the “BTK” killer, says NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin.

Betsy Gardella was named g.m. of New Hampshire Public Radio, replacing Mark Handley.

Slate blogger Mickey Kaus takes exception to the New York Times Magazine‘s fawning June 26 profile of KCRW’s Nic Harcourt. “Harcourt’s scared to rock,” Kaus claims. (via mediabistro.com)

The Situation with Tucker Carlson may not be bad for America, but does seem to weaken the “intellectual standing” of its host, writes a New York Times critic.

With Apple’s introduction of podcast features into iTunes, “every public radio station probably should be offering podcasts by now,” writes Steve Outing.

Garrison Keillor blends optimism and wistfulness in his debut newspaper column.

A Berkeley Daily Planet article details some of the latest disputes engulfing Pacifica’s KPFA-FM.

Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg says public TV is liberal (“it just is”) and shot through with contradictions between its claims and its reality. Cal Thomas meanwhile focuses on Moyers, citing a Current article.

The progressive website Media Matters asked CPB to recognize the Freedom of Information Act and release the bias studies commissioned by Chairman Ken Tomlinson. CPB contends that it isn’t subject to FOIA scrutiny but in the past has pledged to abide by it voluntarily.