Category: mediageek status
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On Thursday’s Radioshow: New LPFM Bill & Journalism Town Hall
Another new Congress, another new low-power FM bill. In what’s become a tradition since Congress voted to stunt the growth of low-power radio back in 2000, a new Local Community Radio Act has been introduced. But this time around the bill arguably has the best chance of passing yet. We’ll hear from some of the…
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On Tonight’s Radio Show: The Value of Retro & Vintage Technology
On tonight’s radioshow my guest with be Bohus Blahut, one of the bloggers behind the popular Retro Thing blog which tracks vintage gadgets and technology. It’s a site I’ve been reading for a couple of years not just because I have my own love for vintage tech, but because I think there’s value in holding…
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Talkin’ Genachowski, FCC Heir Apparent, on Thursday’s radioshow
Ace FCC watcher Matthew Lasar will be my guest on this week’s radioshow to talk about the new FCC Chairman apparent, Julius Genachowski. Matthew will lay some knowledge about Genachowski’s past and help us polish the crystal ball to see what communications future this cat will bring us. Tune in to the show live at…
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On this week’s radioshow: The Falsies
There is pollution in the radio environment, and there are polluters. For the last five years the Center for Media Democracy has bestowed a special award on those who pile it high and deep — the Falsies. On tomorrow night’s radioshow][/caption] I’ll be talking with Senior Researcher, Diane Farsetta, who will tell us more about…
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Live on WEFT this Afternoon – 5:30 PM on 90.1 FM, Champaign-Urbana, IL
I’ll be literally phoning it in to my old haunt WEFT, 90.1 FM in Champaign-Urbana, IL, at 5:30 PM to do a special edition of the mediageek radioshow for their pledge drive. Long time readers/listeners may recall that WEFT is where the radioshow got its start and where it originated until April of this year.…
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On tonight’s radioshow: Chicago Independent Radio Project
While there is a lot of good non-commercial radio in Chicago, one thing the city lacks is a true community station, programmed entirely by community volunteers and funded by community donations. Of course, it’s great that college stations like Northwestern’s WNUR and University of Chicago’s WHPK actively open their studios to community programmers. However, even…
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No fresh, live radioshow this week
Due to a pre-emption to make way for live improvised music event on WNUR, there will be no live mediageek this week. An “encore edition” of the show will air on affiliates. Given that I’m working 10 – 12 hour days this week, it’s a fine coincidence. I had no guest yet scheduled for tomorrow,…
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Post-First-WNUR-Show Recap
Just finished my first hour-long mediageek on the mighty WNUR. We had some phone system troubles during the first 10 minutes or so. First I couldn’t hear my guest, John, then he couldn’t hear me. But the very able producer/engineer Andrew figured out the glitch and got us up and working for the balance of…
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A New Chapter for the Radioshow
In the best blogger style, I’m remembering to post this only hours in advance… Beginning tonight at 9 PM CDT the mediageek radioshow begins a new chapter with a new station. Tonight is the debut of the mediageek radioshow on WNUR 89.3 FM, the radio station of Northwestern University in Evanston, IL, serving the north…
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Catching Up
It seems like all of my available mediageek energy has been poured into the radioshow lately, the result of having a firm weekly commitment to dozen stations. Were the radioshow a non-broadcast podcast I’m not so certain I would be so diligent. At least I can say that I’ve had a couple of great guests…