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...Lydon's departure from WBUR, which produces "Connection," caused a stir in Boston. The former Boston mayoral candidate launched "Connection" in 1994 and the show's ratings have since skyrocketed. Originally intended as a local, Boston program, the show's success led it to go national...
...Nesson] said, 'Why don't you come over here, and think about what we think about all the time?'" Lydon says. "We puzzle about a lot of the same things...
Nesson says the Berkman Center had been interested in studying possibilities for online discussion software, a subject that also interested Lydon, who recently began broadcasting the "Connection"-a show that interviews its guests on cultural and political issues, among others...
Since it is too late in the year to start a formal study group, Lydon does not occupy a formal position at the center, though Nesson says Lydon interacts with Berkman students informally. Students discuss with Lydon both subjects he deals with on his show and Internet and technology issues, according to Nesson...
WBUR claims that in July 2000, Lydon wanted to make "Connection" into a for-profit venture in which he and his partner, Mary McGrath, would have an equity stake, a wish WBUR was unwilling to grant...