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Search Results for: "car talk"
Chicago’s WBEZ is the 4th station to drop Smiley and West
Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ quietly dropped the syndicated Smiley and West program from its Sunday line-up at the end of September. This stands in contrast to the station’s decision to drop Car Talk reruns from its Saturday line-up, which … finish reading Chicago’s WBEZ is the 4th station to drop Smiley and West
Posted in localism, public radio
Tagged advocacy, Amy Goodman, bias, Chicago Media Action, Chicago Public Radio, Cornel West, Democracy Now, PRI, public affairs, Smiley and West, Tavis Smiley, wbez
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Object to reruns of Car Talk? Then what about Firesign Theater and Alan Watts?
We briefly return to the Great Car Talk Debate in this post. I lean towards the argument that public radio stations shouldn’t recycle old editions of the popular show, now that it has ceased new broadcasts. Radio Survivor’s Paul Riismandel … finish reading Object to reruns of Car Talk? Then what about Firesign Theater and Alan Watts?
Ira Glass says stations should junk recycled Car Talk
This American Life creator Ira Glass, has gone on public record in the public broadcasting journal Current declaring that stations should drop Car Talk when hosts Click and Clack retire this fall and the show goes into reruns. Or, at … finish reading Ira Glass says stations should junk recycled Car Talk
Posted in public radio
Tagged Car Talk, consolidation, innovation, Ira Glass, NPR, PRI, public radio, reruns, syndication
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Car Talk led the vanguard of consolidation and homogenization in public radio
Car Talk is certainly one of the most popular, in addition to long-running, syndicated public radio programs in the US. Last week the hosts, Tom and Ray Magliozzi, announced that they will retire from the show in the fall, although … finish reading Car Talk led the vanguard of consolidation and homogenization in public radio
Posted in consolidation, public radio
Tagged Car Talk, consolidation, NPR, PRI, Ray Magliozzi, Tom Magliozzi, Wisconsin Public Radio
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The decade’s most important radio trends: #4 Podcasting
August 13 of this year marked the fifth anniversary of podcasting. On that date in 2004 former MTV VJ Adam Curry began his Daily Source Code podcast, ushering the term into the popular consciousness. Like so many innovative ideas, podcasting … finish reading The decade’s most important radio trends: #4 Podcasting
Posted in commercial radio, public radio, social networking
Tagged A-Infos Radio Project, Adam Curry, Apple, independent media, iPod, NPR, podcast, podcasting, PVR, RSS, TiVo
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Long Island Pubcaster Up for Sale
Clear Channel, Cumulus and their commercial radio brethren are not the only ones facing economic hard times right now. While public radio in general may be doing better, it’s not necessarily the case for individual stations. The most recent example … finish reading Long Island Pubcaster Up for Sale
Posted in localism, public radio
Tagged economics, Long Island University, public radio, recession, WLIU
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