Posts Tagged ‘WBUR’
Nat Johnson, 83, Announcer, Producer, Engineer
Nat Johnson is remembered as a visionary broadcaster, master sound engineer, and tireless advocate for the preservation of musical and historical heritage.
Read MoreGBH cuts more than 40 staffers in new layoffs
Faced with funding difficulties and revenue shortfalls, GBH announced Monday it was laying off 45 staff members, representing 6% of its workforce.
Read MoreKen Bader, 70, Senior Editor, The World
The WGBH community notes with sadness the passing of former ’GBH colleague Ken Bader. A Senior Editor for The World (1997-2011), Ken passed away Sat, 8/24.
Read MoreIn well-mannered public radio, an airwaves war
In the realm of public radio, the Boston situation — close quarters combat between well-off rivals (WGBH and WBUR) — is extremely rare.
Read MoreWGBH’s acquisition of Public Radio International: news and analysis
The PRI acquisition makes WGBH a player nationally for public radio staples such as thoughtful public affairs programming.
Read MoreVern Coleman, longtime broadcast engineer
From CapeCodOnline: Mr. Coleman worked fourteen years on the production of PBS programs such as The Boston Pops, Evening at Symphony, and The French Chef with Julia Child.
Read MoreNat Johnson: My Early Radio Days
I aired, for the first time in America, a stereo broadcast of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Listeners were astounded – and generally seemed quite captivated.
Read MoreTurmoil in the air waves
From the Boston Globe: Some listeners are apparently gravitating to WBUR’s new rival because WGBH is offering more local programming, including talk shows. That’s not a bad development.
Read MoreWGBH changes sting public radio rival
From the Boston Globe: Thousands of listeners are leaving WBUR and tuning into WGBH-FM 89.7, which last year replaced music programs with news and talk shows very much like WBUR’s.
Read MorePublic stations could lose a big supporter
From the Boston Globe: Near the midnight hour on Capitol Hill, Democrats tried to preserve at least $430 million that the federal government plans to spend this year to subsidize radio and television stations across the country, including Boston’s WBUR and WGBH.
Read MoreA public broadcasting debate
From the Boston Globe: The newly elected members of the 112th Congress are working from a conservative ideological playbook and talking a big game where budget-cutting is concerned. Inevitably they will be tempted by a proverbial piece of low-hanging fruit, the $420 million annual appropriation for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Read MoreWBUR launches ad campaign to compete with WGBH
From the Boston Globe: A series of new TV ads and billboards are part of WBUR’s new marketing campaign aimed at differentiating itself at a time when it faces fierce competition from WGBH-FM.
Read MoreTo listeners, line blurs between WGBH, WBUR
From the Boston Globe – 4/17/2010 Stations strive to gain distinctions that audiences, sponsors can hear Both stations, which are independent and design their own programming schedules, also announced recent changes in their lineups. In January, for instance, WGBH launched two local midday shows anchored by the broadcaster’s familiar personalities: “Greater Boston’’ television host Emily…
Read MoreThe Boston public radio war I
From the Boston Globe – 12/18/2009 A new WCRB, and a shrinking classical dial In a city passionate about classical music, a lot of listeners get their fill by catching the Boston Symphony Orchestra and other programming on the radio… WGBH purchased WCRB this fall, and there is now significantly less classical music on the…
Read MoreWGBH bringing TV shows to radio
From the Boston Globe WGBH said it plans to air more of its popular TV programs on the radio starting Tuesday as part of its effort to reinvent 89.7 FM as Boston’s next full-time news and information radio station – and set it apart from competitors that dominate the market. WGBH officials said the station…
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