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February 8, 2023
New Podcast Hosted By Lance Bass Looks At Cosmonaut Stranded In Space When Soviet Union Collapsed
LANCE BASS is putting his experience training as a Russian cosmonaut to use as the host of a new podcast about SERGEI KRIKALEV, the cosmonaut left in space for 313 days when the SOVIET UNION collapsed in 1991. "THE LAST SOVIET," produced by … more »
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January 30, 2023
Playwright Dan Kitrosser Creates New Scripted Podcast 'Svetlana! Svetlana!'
Playwright DAN KITROSSER has created a new scripted dramatic podcast, "SVETLANA! SVETLANA!," released through iHEARTPODCASTS. The podcast, premiering TODAY (1/30), is based on KITROSSER's play centering on JOSEPH STALIN's daughter … more »
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September 21, 2020
New Cadence13 Podcast Examines Russian Threat To American Democracy
ENTERCOM's CADENCE13 is releasing a new podcast on WEDNESDAY (9/23) from PULITZER PRIZE-winning author TIM WEINER and "SLOW BURN" and "FIASCO" co-creator LEON NEYFAKH about RUSSIA's threat to American democracy. … more »
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April 13, 2015
Richard Davies Retires From ABC News Radio
Longtime ABC NEWS RADIO reporter RICHARD DAVIES has retired from the network after 29 years. DAVIES is launching a weekly podcast, "HOW DO WE FIX IT?." with former POPULAR MECHANICS Editor-in-Chief JIM MEIGS. focused on "fixing" … more »
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December 29, 2014
Azerbaijan Prosecutors Raid U.S.-Funded Radio Station
AZERBAIJAN prosecutors have raided the offices of a U.S. funded radio station in the capital city of BAKU, according to the BBC. RADIO FREE EUROPE-RADIO LIBERTY reported armed police ordered employees to leave the building of its local AZERBAIJAN service … more »
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June 2, 2014
Tom Rounds Passes After Surgery
Renowned radio broadcasting innovator and producer TOM ROUNDS died last night in LOS ANGELES at age 77 from complications related to a minor surgical procedure. His wife and business partner of 49 years, BARBARA ROUNDS, was at his bedside when he passed … more »
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April 1, 2014
Call In The Marines! 24/7 Comedy Becomes A Commie Plot!
ALL ACCESS totally regrets to report that 24/7 COMEDY, the 24-hour, all-comedy format, will be annexed by SOVIET RUSSIA for APRIL FOOL’S DAY. Comedy bits from the Cold War era have been rediscovered to satirize recent events in the CRIMEA, … more »
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December 21, 2012
Ed Tobias Calls It A Career
Former WTOP/WASHINGTON, D.C. News Director ED TOBIAS, who has been with the AP the past 30 years, is retiring TODAY. TOBIAS has covered more than 15 space shuttle launches, the 1984, 1988 and 1992, 1996 and 2000 political conventions and campaigns, and … more »
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June 18, 2012
Francis Gary Powers Awarded Posthumous Air Force Silver Star
The pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the SOVIET UNION in 1960 and created an international incident, then later became a prominent helicopter traffic reporter in LOS ANGELES, has received a posthumous Silver Star from the AIR FORCE. The NEW … more »
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May 31, 2012
S. Enders Wimbush Exits Broadcasting Board Of Governors
S. ENDERS WIMBUSH has resigned from the BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS, the organization that oversees the VOICE OF AMERICA and other American international media programs. WIMBUSH, the former Director of RADIO LIBERTY who was recently named … more »








