He was “the voice we woke up to” for a quarter century, delivering news and interviews in a rich baritone that reached millions of listeners.
Category: Radio
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A Radio Station’s Call Letters Announce Its Purpose: KGAY
KGAY in Palm Springs is geared toward Gen X and older gay men who enjoy Rihanna but still worship Donna Summer.
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Joe Madison, Radio Host and Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 74
On the air, he urged politically powerful guests to take action on human rights issues. Outside the studio, he joined protests, including a hunger strike in 2021.
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Katherine Maher Named C.E.O. of NPR
Ms. Maher was previously chief executive of the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
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Charles Osgood, Lyrical Newscaster on Radio and TV, Dies at 91
A familiar face on television as the host of “CBS Sunday Morning” from 1994 to 2016, he was also known for his “Osgood File” segments on CBS Radio, often delivered with humor and a rhyme.
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Ruth Ashton Taylor, Early Radio and TV Newswoman, Dies at 101
In the late 1940s, she was the only woman working on radio documentaries for CBS’s Edward R. Murrow. In Los Angeles, she was a pioneering newscaster and anchor.
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Annie Nightingale, Pathbreaking British D.J., Is Dead at 83
She was initially told there was no room for her on BBC Radio 1 because a woman’s voice lacked the authority of a man’s. Once she was on the air, she stayed there for 53 years.
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Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.
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Maria Emilia Martin, Creator of Public Radio’s ‘Latino USA,’ Dies at 72
As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.
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The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves
Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note.
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The Invisible War in Ukraine Being Fought Over Radio Waves
Using electromagnetic waves to flummox and follow smarter weapons has become a critical part of the cat-and-mouse game between Ukraine and Russia. The United States, China and others have taken note.
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Debussy and Final Fantasy Are Peers on This Radio Stream
Arcade, a new project by Classical California, aims to dispel preconceptions about classical music and video game soundtracks.