NEA Shows Little Love for Classical Radio

In what was a surprise to virtually all the major producers of classical radio, the National Endowment for the Arts has taken a hard left turn, and diverted long-standing television and radio funding to gaming, mobile, and web projects. A detailed and scathing article in the New York Times gives examples of organizations that have lost some or all of their funding after years of building partnerships with the NEA.  The MET Opera, PBS, and American Public Media (Performance Today and SymphonyCast) all had their funding decimated.  Some of these organizations regularly received large grants, but … Continue Reading

The Simeone Saga – With Updates

NEW UPDATE: From Bob Edwards’ Facebook Page:

God forbid that someone who believes in public radio values also embraces social and economic justice. That’s so 1970’s! Opera lovers for justice must be quashed like a bug. It’s a dangerous scourge that threatens Wall Street contributions.

My sincere apologies for a long absence.   Considering how the blogs generated and perpetuated a ridiculous brouhaha, maybe be it would be best if I’d sit back and be quiet, but the tale of Lisa Simeone participating in Occupy DC has been too entertaining too ignore.  In fact, it hit the top of Yahoo News this morning.  Scroll down for update as of 10/21 at 10:25 pm PDT

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Bill Kling Stepping Down

Big news in the radio world: Bill Kling, the man who started American Public Media and who hired Garrison Keillor, is stepping down  in June after 45 years at Minnesota Public Radio.   Kling began a small regional station in Minnesota in 1967.  From that he has created a media conglomerate that now employs 700 radio professionals broadcasting on 44 stations.

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