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.
Category: Radio
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On This Night, Brooke Gladstone Was One of Several Developing Stories
As Brooke Gladstone, the host and managing editor of “On the Media,” was honored at WNYC’s annual gala the day after the midterms, the developing news was rich with material for her radio show.
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Ed Rudy, Chronicler of the Beatles’ First Trip to America, Dies at 93
He sent reports about the Fab Four’s travels to radio stations in February 1964. Then he turned the material into an album that rose to No. 20 on the Billboard chart.
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Boston Globe Names NPR’s Nancy Barnes Its Next Editor
Ms. Barnes, senior vice president for news and editorial director at NPR, has also held leadership roles at the Houston Chronicle and Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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What Is the Future of Kanye West’s Music?
As corporate partners cut ties with the artist now known as Ye following weeks of antisemitic statements, many wonder if the recording catalog that was his bedrock will withstand the backlash.
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Bernard McGuirk, 64, Dies; Imus Producer Through Rise, Fall and Return
The two men were fired because of a racist exchange about the Rutgers women’s basketball team, marring, but not ending, their shared radio success.
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Art Laboe, D.J. Who Popularized ‘Oldies but Goodies,’ Dies at 97
A familiar voice on the California airwaves for almost 80 years, he saw the appeal of old rock ’n’ roll records practically before they were old.
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Lawsuit Says Charity Leader Hired His Former Personal Trainer for Key Role
Spending by a charity intended to honor a radio pioneer is being challenged by his granddaughter, who says he was tricked into leaving his fortune to it. The charity denies the charge and says the producer did not trust his family to protect his legacy.