System/Policy
To avoid KUSP’s pitfalls, a new station in Santa Cruz looks to local hosts
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Two years after KUSP went off the air, KSQD aspires to showcase local voices on a more manageable budget.
Stations
California’s KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
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The nonprofit that owns the station has endured “severe cash shortages” for several years.
People
Pubcasters win total of 173 regional Murrow Awards
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NPR stations won 82 large-market regional Murrow Awards, while small-market pubcasters captured 91. Among all stations, WLRN in Miami topped public radio’s regional winners by taking 11 awards in 13 Murrow categories: overall excellence, breaking news, continuing coverage, feature reporting, investigative reporting, news documentary, new series, hard-news reporting, use of sound, writing and website. “We feel thrilled and humbled by the honor,” said Dan Grech, news director. “I couldn’t be prouder of the team.”
Four additional large-market pubcasters each won six Murrows: KQED in San Francisco, WBEZ in Chicago, KUT in Austin and WBUR in Boston. And four large-market stations each won four Murrows: KUOW in Seattle; St.
Quick Takes
California merger rejected, but debate keeps going
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Conversation continues in the pages of the Monterey Herald about the failed merger between two local public radio stations,.
Stations
Stations court, flirt, propose and part by Monterey Bay
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A proposed merger of two California pubradio stations fell apart when officials at California State University Monterey Bay voted to keep control of KAZU-FM.