National Journal‘s William Powers devotes a column to Brian Lamb’s C-SPAN, the media wallflower now celebrating its 25th anniversary. He describes C-SPAN’s singular ability to show political life at length–specifically John Kerry demonstrating what Powers regards as charisma in a personal appearance, so different from the disdainful treatment the candidate has gotten from media heavies.

Former PBS and CPB programmer Jennifer Lawson will head Howard University’s WHUT in Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported. The station, which has long aimed to be the flagship of African-American public TV, has not had a permanent g.m. since Adam Clayton Powell III left more than a year ago.

NPR Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin revisits Sandra Tsing Loh’s cancellation, urging his network to cover the story: “Public radio in general — and NPR in particular — has seemed less than eager to report on itself whenever we become the legitimate subject of news reports in other places. … Get over it, NPR.” (Via Romenesko.)

Dan Reed, p.d. at WFPK-FM in Louisville, Ky., will move to the same job at WTMD-FM in Towson, Md., reports the Louisville Eccentric Observer.

More coverage of the Loh flap from the Los Angeles Times (reg. req.), Time (in a column by Loh herself) and Google News.

Chuck Niles, a renowned Los Angeles jazz deejay who called KKJZ-FM home since 1990, died yesterday at the age of 76, reports the Long Beach Press Telegram.

Ruth Seymour, KCRW g.m., admitted fault today and invited Sandra Tsing Loh to return to the air, but Loh declined.

New laws raising indecency fines are worrying some smaller broadcasters, including noncoms, reports The Oregonian.

The Washington Post profiles Joan Kroc, the unorthodox philanthropist who left NPR $200 million in her estate last year.

A Reuters article on Internet radio mentions KEXP and WAMU’s BluegrassCountry.org.

Also coinciding with the recent ruckus over broadcast indecency, KPCC-FM in Los Angeles cancelled The Play’s the Thing, a radio theater series, last month after naughty words were said on the show, reports the LA Weekly.

The Los Angeles Times reports that religious broadcaster Daystar submitted a new bid to purchase Orange County public TV station KOCE. Meanwhile, a pending deal to sell the station to the KOCE Foundation may be unravelling.

Don Lockett, formerly NPR’s chief technology officer, has written The Road to Digital Radio, a “management level overview” of the technology.

Public Radio Program Directors rescheduled its conference this fall to avoid a conflict between its old dates and the observance of Yom Kippur. PRPD is now set for Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 in San Antonio. See Current‘s Calendar for more events.

Sandra Tsing Loh briefly discussed her recent firing from KCRW on last night’s On Point, a show produced at Boston’s WBUR-FM. (RealAudio; Loh starts at 35:13.)