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January 29, 2013
Midge Woolsey Exiting WQXR
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO Classical WQXR/NEW YORK host MIDGE WOOLSEY is exiting the station as of THURSDAY (1/31). WOOLSEY joined WQXR in 1993 for weekends, and moved to weekday evenings in 2001. She is leaving to "devote more time to her family, … more »
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October 29, 2012
Storm Forces Cancellation Of New York Public Radio Gala
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO has cancelled its annual Gala scheduled for MONDAY night at 583 PARK AVENUE in NEW YORK due to the impending arrival of Hurricane SANDY. The Gala was to honor longtime NYPR Trustee LULU C. WANG and was to feature ALEC BALDWIN … more »
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September 27, 2012
WCLV/Cleveland Converting To Noncommercial
IDEASTREAM/CLEVELAND CLASSICAL RADIO Classical WCLV/CLEVELAND is converting from commercial to noncommercial, following a small trend that has seen Classical stations in major markets going noncommercial. in an "open letter" from President and … more »
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May 10, 2012
RAC Asks Arbitron For Larger Sample Size And A 'Need For Speed'
The RADIO ADVISORY COUNCIL met the press soon after its meeting with ARBITRON adjourned, and while RAC Chairman DON BENSON highlighted several issues discussed in the meeting -- such as a PPM "encoding software developer kit," improvements in … more »
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September 6, 2011
Larry Yount, Formerly Of WQXR, Dies
Condolences to family and friends of former NEW YORK TIMES Classical WQXR/NEW YORK news anchor LARRY YOUNT, whio died AUGUST 25th in HICKORY, NC at 77, according to the HICKORY DAILY RECORD. YOUNT also worked for the old WIRC-A/HICKORY, NC, … more »
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August 30, 2011
NPR, AP Set 9/11 Coverage
NPR's planned coverage of the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks will include a week of reports starting SEPTEMBER 5th looking at the events leading to 9/11 and how the attacks continue to impact AMERICA. The network will offer nine … more »
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August 28, 2011
Hurricane Irene Downgraded As It Moves Past New York; Radio Comes Through
HURRICANE IRENE came and went, downgraded to a tropical storm, in NEW YORK this morning, leaving millions without power and flooding, but faster-than-anticipated movement of the storm left damage less than feared. Over a half-million customers lost … more »
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June 28, 2011
New Jersey Network Deals Moving Forward After State Senate Fails To Block TV Arrangement
The transfer of operations of NEW JERSEY NETWORK's television operations to PUBLIC MEDIA NJ, a company formed by PBS affiliate WNET (TV)/NEWARK-NEW YORK to take over the state-owned stations, will move forward now that the State Senate has failed by one … more »
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February 16, 2011
Metropolitan Opera Airs M-F Word
The airing of a "word you can't say on television" (or radio) on the METROPOLITAN OPERA's syndicated presentation this week caught several ears and raised the question of whether complaints to the FCC might generate indecency fines. The MET's … more »
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February 4, 2011
NY Public Radio Names Thomas Hjelm Chief Digital Officer
NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO, the parent company of WNYC-A/F and WQXR, has named THOMAS HJELM as Chief Digital Officer. Previously, HJELM was a creative director of marketing at AOL, and a director of their broadband services. MEDIABISTRO reports that … more »