NPR: The Cutting Edge of Journalism

By ELIZABETH JENSEN/The New York Times
Published: July 26, 2009
Even as far back as 1979 when I was an intern at WAMC (the NPR member station in Albany), National Public Radio has always been on the cutting edge…I remember when they were the first network to switch to total satellite distribution (from terrestrial landline) they understood [...]

Chicago Sears Tower unveils The Ledge

How cool is this?
from NPR/All Things Considered
High atop Chicago’s soaring Sears Tower, a new attraction opened Thursday to the public. It’s called the Ledge, and it’s intended to give visitors never-before-seen views of the city.
It is not, however, for the faint of heart.

Sarah Sobel: Color War General

I guess it’s pretty obvious by now how proud I am of my daughter Sarah. As many of you read last week, she was interviewed by Dick Gordon of “The Story” radio show on public radio (http://tr.im/qrN5) about her issues with food and weight. The show is scheduled to air today on public radio stations [...]

Ed McMahon: A True Gentleman

As you can see from the photo, I had the pleasure of meeting Ed McMahon many years ago at a conference. He could not have been more of a gentleman…and is exactly what you see on tv.
From “All Things Considered” on NPR:
Longtime television personality, game show host and Tonight Show sidekick Ed McMahon died in [...]

Why NPR is the Future of Mainstream Media

I have been a huge fan of NPR for as long as I can remember. While an undergraduate at UAlbany I interned at one of the best public radio stations in the country, WAMC. Here in the NYC area I listen to WNYC…both on the radio and on the web, plus Ira Flatow of NPR/Science [...]

Andrea Syrtash: Relationship Expert our next panelist on June 2nd

Andrea Syrtash is the fourth and final panelist at our event on Tuesday “Selling Yourself: How to Build a Brand in the New Digital World” (Monday you will meet our moderator, Ellis Henican). However, as the old expression goes “last but not least” as she is amazing on so many levels…Andrea is a relationship expert, [...]

NPR Cutting Back?

I remember reading back in November 2003 that NPR benefited from a bequest of more than $200 million from the estate of philanthropist Joan B. Kroc, widow of McDonald’s Corp. founder Ray A. Kroc, died earlier that year.
Most of the money — described by NPR as “the largest monetary gift ever received by an American [...]

The son of William F. Buckley has decided to vote for a Democrat?

I was listening to NPR this afternoon and heard an interesting interview with Christopher Buckley, the son of the late conservative author and commentator, William F. Buckley Jr., by many, the preeminent voice of American conservatism.
For a brief time in summer and fall 2008, Chris Buckley also wrote the back-page column for National Review, the [...]