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Should NPR Start an Online Dating Site?

February 14, 2013, 8:55 am • Posted by Aarti Shahani
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Public radio listeners: make babies together! That was the slogan from Chicago’s public radio station WBEZ during a recent pledge drive. When I posted this plea to my Facebook page, multiple friends responded with this: Tell NPR to start an … Continue reading »

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Mayor Quan on All Things Considered; We've Got the Extended Interview

November 9, 2011, 5:32 pm • Posted by Gabriel Coan
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Martin Kaste's interview with embattled Oakland Mayor Jean Quan aired this afternoon on All Things Considered. As with pretty much any interview, there's more compelling material than what makes it into the broadcast. … Continue reading »

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KQED-FM's First Manager: Launching NPR "Took A Lot of Doing"

May 4, 2011, 3:10 pm • Posted by Joshua Johnson
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Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of NPR. But if the U.S. military had killed Osama bin Laden back then, many NPR stations would not have been able to bring you live coverage. In fact, they'd have had to wait for … Continue reading »

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Pelican Bay, Today and Yesterday

January 11, 2011, 2:52 pm • Posted by Dan Brekke
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Somewhere far up the North Coast—well out of sight and out of mind for virtually all of us—is California's Pelican Bay State Prison. It's a facility built for the most violent, dangerous inmates in the state prison system. Many of … Continue reading »

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Video: Public Radio Rap

November 16, 2010, 11:13 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Two people have now sent me this. That in itself wouldn't necessarily dictate inclusion, but the fact is, it's really good. One of our producers here said this guy's about to get a free coffee mug from every public radio … Continue reading »

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