Category Archives: Radio

My Secret Library in Santa Cruz

Yesterday I was wandering around Santa Cruz and need to “kill” a couple of hours. After dropping some friends off at Twin Lakes State Beach, I was driving down E. Cliff Drive and came across Live Oak Library, a beautifully … Continue reading

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Listener Supported

Re: my earlier rant about the next generation of public radio, yesterday’s Sunday New York Times Book Review had a review by Columbia University journalism professor Samuel Freedman of Jack W. Mitchell’s book on public radio history “Listener Supported – … Continue reading

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The Next Generation of Public Radio

Late last week, Doug Kaye spilled the beans about his plans for the future of IT Conversations and went on to discuss his new business model for the service. In some ways, Doug’s plan seems to me to represent the … Continue reading

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Tom Saunders

For me, the classic San Francisco radio voice has always been Tommy Saunders. Ben Fong-Torres reports in today’s Radio Waves column in The Pink that Tom’s is retiring and will be completing his last broadcast this afternoon on KOIT. Saunders … Continue reading

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Memories of DXing!

Doc writes about his obsession with DXing as he was growing up. I shared that delight — but from a different locale in the Buckeye state. My favorites were WBZ in Boston, WLS in Chicago, and WHO in Des Moines. … Continue reading

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San Francisco Bay Area Radio

Speaking of radio, I almost forgot to note that Ben Fong-Torres had a great summary of San Francisco Bay Area radio in last Sunday’s Pink section of the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Mount Wilson

I flew down to Burbank on Wednesday this week and while driving to the meeting I was going to attend I gazed off in the distance at Mount Wilson. In my youth, I remembered reading about a ham radio station … Continue reading

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