Category: Radio

NPR Receives $133 Million From 2 Gifts

The New York Times – Business:
The donations, from the philanthropist Connie Ballmer and an anonymous donor, will support the network’s long-term strategy.
Bob Law, Trailblazing Talk-Radio Host, Dies at 86

The New York Times – Business:
His wee-hours show “Night Talk” was a nationally syndicated stalwart, examining tough issues and spotlighting Black cultural and political stars.
Orion Samuelson, the Elvis Presley of Agricultural Radio, Dies at 91

The New York Times – Business:
As a host at WGN in Chicago for 60 years, he shared news that was essential to farmers in a homespun style that appealed to listeners from the city.
Trump’s Executive Order on NPR and PBS Is Unconstitutional, Judge Rules

The New York Times – Business:
The ruling will likely have minimal effect on the federal money going to public media because Congress voted to claw back funding.
CBS News Radio Crackles to a Close

The New York Times – Business:
A stalwart of the mass media century, the longstanding network that launched the careers of journalists like Edward R. Murrow will air its final broadcast in May.
The Kid Mero, Now a Morning-Radio Motormouth

The podcast star from the Bronx is taking over the marquee a.m. slot on New York’s storied hip-hop station Hot 97. We rode along on his first day.
Katherine Maher of NPR Has Come Out on Top Despite Battles With Trump and the CPB

Katherine Maher has taken an unyielding approach to NPR’s biggest battles — which has sometimes put her at odds with her colleagues in public media.
An Infamous Australian Prison Held the Unexpected: A Record Collection

Pentridge Prison’s radio station played donated albums for its inmates. Twenty-six years after the site’s sale, a local shop has landed its vinyl.
The Grand Ole Opry at 100

As the country music institution celebrates a century of its radio broadcast, listen to how the show defined the culture — and was reshaped by it — decade by decade.
At Loyola Marymount’s KXLU, College Radio Keeps Its Cool

Against the odds, campus broadcasts remain a space of discovery, for students and listeners alike. Especially at KXLU in Los Angeles.
Pierre Robert, Philadelphia’s ‘Citizen’ D.J., Dies at 70

He became a stalwart of Philadelphia’s rock airwaves after moving from California, broadcasting a live show for more than 40 years.
Susan Stamberg, Longtime Mainstay of NPR, Dies at 87

In 1972 she became the first woman to anchor a national evening news broadcast. She retired this summer after 50 years on the air.