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...distributor of shows, led by the venerable news programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. More than 700 of the 908 public-radio stations in the U.S. pay annual NPR membership dues of $7,845, plus "carriage fees," which run as high as $1.3 million a year, to broadcast NPR programs. But in contrast to common practice in commercial radio and TV, public-radio stations don't have to affiliate exclusively with one network. Most also pay carriage fees to PRI for such popular offerings as This American Life, a slice-of-life feature show, and Studio 360, starring culture...
...reason people are contributing is that public radio seems to fill a void. Since 1996, when Washington loosened rules on station ownership, a few radio giants have scooped up hundreds of local stations. Today six chains broadcast to 42% of the national radio audience, according to Inside Radio, a trade publication. The giants say their efforts have saved faltering stations while making available more formats--different types of music, news, sports and talk. But the chains have increasingly turned the airwaves into McRadio, with little local flavor, brief news breaks and scant noncrisis coverage. The percentage of Americans who listen...
...1990s bulking up its news staff, adding 28 reporters and correspondents and opening 31 offices, with the aim of becoming more of a primary news source rather than a purveyor of features a few days late under the guise of "analysis." The 9/11 attacks were a watershed. NPR News broadcast for a record 90 hours straight, adding 2.6 million weekly listeners, and it has gained 270,000 more listeners since then. Its two big news shows--Morning Edition and All Things Considered--have a combined weekly listenership of 15.7 million, making them...
...Iraqi president called upon his country to fight the American invaders. This is his second broadcast since the U.S. strike against him. Saddam referred to the heroic Iraqi resistance against the American-led invasion, and specifically mentioned the battle to defend the southern Iraqi port of Umm Qasr-a fierce fight that had received much news attention throughout Sunday. That reference alone appeared to be fairly solid proof that Saddam had indeed survived the March 20th blitz...
...Minnesota (27-6-1) and advance to the national championship game. No. 1 Minnesota Duluth (29-3-1) and No. 4 Dartmouth (26-7-0) meet in the other semifinal. The Harvard game will only be shown on tape delay in the Boston area, but it will be broadcast live on WHRB...