Marty Ronish Happy Friday. I hope you’re getting spring weather, wherever you are. We are looking at low 60s and sunny in Seattle this weekend.
AMPPR/MPC
Registration is now open for the Music Personnel Conference in NYC Apr. 21-23. You can go to the AMPPR website for information. Rates have been reduced this year to make it more affordable, and early registration ends March 31st.
A great example of collaborative, cumulative journalism —
From radio-info.com this morning: Senators Claire McCaskill and Kit Bond of Missouri have now joined House reps John Shimkus and Lacy Clay in examining the shady dealings surrounding the sale of St. Louis’s only classical station to religious broadcasters — this from an article in stltoday.com, written by Sarah Bryan Miller. Miller quotes author Stefene Russell in St. Louis Magazine:
With apologies to Cole Porter, L.A.’s public station KUSC continues to lead in the nation’s public radio ratings.
Brenda Barnes is the President of KUSC. You can catch an interview with her about the ongoing good news, printed yesterday in the online journal LAdowntownnews.com.
From Mick Freeman at WQUB, via the AMPPR listserv: Sadly WQUB is taking an unusual step on June 1st and firing all on-air staff… Quincy is in the bottom left corner of Illinois, close to Missouri. An article in the Quincy Herald-Whig says that WGEM (news and sports) will handle the programming. “We’re doing this to lower costs,” station manager Robert Weirather said. “There will not be much programming variation. We’ll still emphasize classical music and National Public Radio, and all sorts of news.” The three people who are NOT losing their … Continue Reading