Emma Choi, NPR’s first Gen Z podcast host, went from being an intern to landing her own show in less than a year. Then she got laid off.
Category: Radio
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Is Public Television the Israeli Government’s Next Target?
Kan, a multimedia network of news, prestige TV and niche language radio, is prepared to fight for its life.
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Alicia C. Shepard, Ombudsman Who Defended NPR in Torture Debate, Dies at 69
In one of many jobs she held in a diverse journalism career, she dealt with charges that the network was “serving as right-wing apologists for waterboarding.”
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Polito Vega, Salsa ‘King’ of New York Radio, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:In a career that began in 1960, the Puerto Rico-born Mr. Vega became, one admirer said, “the architect of Hispanic radio at a global level.”
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NPR to Cut 10% of Its Staff
The New York Times – Business:The nonprofit media organization, which has a staff of about 1,100 people, said the layoffs were required because of a slowdown in advertising and a drop in corporate sponsorships.
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Red McCombs, Car Salesman Turned Media Mogul, Dies at 95
The New York Times – Business:A Texas entrepreneur, he co-founded the media giant Clear Channel, owned pro sports teams and created more than 400 businesses in a variety of industries.
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BBC Arabic Radio Airs Final Broadcast After 85 Years
The New York Times – Business:The move came as part of cost-cutting measures under which the news service is also ending its radio programming in 10 other languages, including Persian, Chinese and Hindi.
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Ray Cordeiro, a Voice on Hong Kong’s Airwaves for 70 Years, Dies at 98
The New York Times – Music:Late-night radio listeners in Hong Kong associated Mr. Cordeiro’s sonorous voice with easy-listening standards and early rock. He worked until he was 96.
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Jerry Blavat, D.J. Who Channeled the Soul of Philadelphia, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:A live-wire personality and an epic self-promoter, he got a generation of youth in the City of Brotherly Love on its feet with little-known R&B gems.
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Lloyd Newman, Teenage Chronicler of ‘Ghetto Life,’ Dies at 43
The New York Times – Business:He and LeAlan Jones recorded stories of life and death in a Chicago housing project for NPR, winning a Peabody Award and inspiring the birth of StoryCorps.
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In a Future Filled With Electric Cars, AM Radio May Be Left Behind
The New York Times – Business:Carmakers say electromagnetic interference causes static and noise on AM transmissions, annoying customers. Broadcasters say they could lose a connection to their core listeners, who rely on the radio for emergencies.
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A Night With FunkFlex, New York Rap Historian and Booster
The New York Times – Music:What happens when various generations of rappers end up in the same room? The radio D.J. and local connector, craving hometown pride and action beyond the algorithm, put out the call.