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Norquist's 'beast' thrives
For the last 20 years, the charming Grover Norquist has been perhaps the most successful of American political entrepreneurs, having used a letterhead and small office to secure "no tax" pledges from a near-majority of Congress members and myriads of...Tags: George W. Bush, National Government, Unemployment Benefits, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Entertainment
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Darkness to Light program set
The Washington County Friends of Education Exchange Club and Safe Place is sponsoring Darkness to Light: Training and Alerts for Sexual Abuse for Children. The training will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3, at Hagerstown Community College's...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Simeone deserved better from NPR
Why do I feel that opera talk show host Lisa Simeone is the sacrificial lamb after being fired for supporting Occupy Wall Street in her private life? ("Lisa Simeone confirms her firing from public radio's 'Soundprint' show," Oct. 21). Putting aside the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, NPR, Entertainment, Lisa Simeone
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Tom Petty on lending a hand to underdog radio station KCSN-FM* [Updated]
Pop & HissTom Petty discusses lending a hand to radio station KCSN-FM (88.5) at Cal State Northridge, where he and his band the Heartbreakers will play at an Oct. 29 benefit.... -
WMFE: 90.7 FM will continue if TV station isn’t sold
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHe noted that WMFE-FM has had two successful fund drives since announcing in April that it would sell WMFE-TV and concentrate on radio. "In June, we raised over $240,000 against a $230,000 goal, and just a few weeks ago, we raised just over $130,000... -
Mitt Romney would cut federal cultural agencies by half
Culture MonsterMitt Romney says he would cut funding in half for the NEA and NEH if elected. He also sought to restrain cultural spending as Massachusetts governor.... -
Denzel Washington takes graduation crusade to ‘PBS NewsHour’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe news program and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are tackling the dropout problem through an 18-month reporting project called American Graduate: Let's Make It Happen. Viewers will see "NewsHour" correspondents looking at the dropout probem... -
Proceeds from WMFE’s sale of Channel 24 will pay bills
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWMFE has bills to pay, including $700,000 it owes to PBS for 2011 programming dues, WMFE boss Jose Fajardo says. But that's not all. "At this time WMFE is negotiating with several different state and federal agencies," Fajardo said in an email. "The... -
Kansas governor eliminates state's arts funding
Culture MonsterKansas has become the first state to eliminate funding for its state arts agency, pushing for privatization.... -
NPR president's resignation fuels foes of public broadcasting funding
— Vivian Schiller's resignation as president and chief executive of National Public Radio comes at a perilous time for the public broadcaster, as Republicans in Congress press ahead with plans to slice its federal lifeline.
Schiller's exit on...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), Corporate Officers, Entertainment, Vivian Schiller, Media Industry
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WNIT: Elimination of funds would be 'devastating'
SOUTH BEND -- WVPE is not the only local public media station that would be affected by cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. According to President and General Manager Mary Pruess, PBS member station WNIT Television receives about one-...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Entertainment, NPR, Elections
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WVPE could be negatively impacted by NPR flap
The recent controversy surrounding National Public Radio, in which a conservative operative caught top executives disparaging conservative groups and offering to protect a controversial donor, could not have come at a worse time for WVPE.
The local...Tags: Islam, Charity, Entertainment, Marlin Stutzman, Vivian Schiller
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