WBUR

The Delores Handy Word of the Day

adamg — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:04:32 -0400

Eeka has started posting a daily word that the WBUR newsreader gives a different spin to.

wbur.org home page to get newsier, ad-ier

adamg — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:01:22 -0400

Ken George unwraps the new look of WBUR's Web site, which looks a lot more like the sort of site you'd bookmark for breaking news than today's model. Interestingly, it's all being done in WordPress (well, interestingly to Web geeks who enjoy such back-end details).

Why does WGBH torment its listeners so?

adamg — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 07:46:57 -0400

Philil Greenspun runs some numbers, concludes that WGBH on-air fund drives don't bring in enough to cover the costs of annoying listeners and driving away ~~advertisers~~ sponsors and that the non-profit station could make up the difference in the compensation of the 14 vice presidents who made between $200,000 and $350,000 a year in 2006. Because, he says, WGBH no longer has a monopoly for the high brow in Boston:

... I'm listening to CBC Classical right now, which is free of all commercials, free of fundraising solicitations, and streamed at a much higher audio quality than WGBH's Internet feed.

People still pining for WBOS

adamg — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:56:57 -0400

Pamela Rosenthal reports posts she put up a year ago about the sudden disappearance of WBOS still get hits - but she also explains how she's moved on, and how WBUR gets it when it comes to audience retention.

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Boston Camerata and Klezmer Conservancy Band

MarkNavin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 17:44:54 -0500

This week on Radio Boston! We bring you some of the magical sounds of the season...with Chanukah music from the Klezmer Conservancy Band, and Christmas music from the Boston Camerata. This week on Radio Boston. Friday at 1. WBUR.
or go to www.radioboston.org.

What if WBUR extended Pledge Week to Twitter?

adamg — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:23:29 -0500

'BUR new-media type Ken George wonders, both Twitterishly and bloggerishly:

... Do pledge Tweets (and mind you, I will be very conservative in this regard) make you feel like I've crossed a line? How about YouTube-hosted videos asking that you give. Flickr pledged-themed photo galleries? And what about Facebook? Is requesting you forward along a pledge link violating the unspoken yet code of contact? ...

Radio Boston on the World Financial Crisis

MarkNavin — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:05:54 -0400

Because of the growing crisis affecting our financial system, Radio Boston will be changing up our show this week, to look at local impacts. Let us know what you think at radioboston.org.

WBUR Re-launches Radio Boston!

MarkNavin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:55:21 -0400

This Friday, October 3rd at 1 p.m., WBUR will be re-launching its weekly local news/talk program, Radio Boston. We've got a new in studio host, award winning journalist Jane Clayson, and David Boeri will continue as field host of the program. Visit our website, www.radioboston.org for more information, and new video and pictures. This week we'll be doing a show about the new Rose Kennedy Greenway, which is scheduled to have its grand opening on Saturday October 4th. We're definitely interested in what you think about the program, and about what topics you think we should be covering.

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Twitterers: What should David Boeri cover on Radio Boston?

adamg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:02:03 -0400

Hit him up with a full 140 characters @davidboeri.

Cutting back on the Globe

adamg — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:29:14 -0400

Gene Koo decides to cut his Globe subscription back to just Sunday (too many ads, too little relevant stories, too much plastic, etc.), but says he'll keep donating to WBUR.

Earlier:
Should he cancel the Globe?