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OPINION

 Satellite Radio Is Doomed 

Auto downturn looks likely to kill Sirius and the satellite radio biz

Feb 11, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - The country’s only satellite radio company is close to filing for bankruptcy, and columnist Mike Elgan is having an “I told you so” moment. Before Christmas Elgan predicted in ComputerWorld that Sirius XM wouldn’t survive the recession, given its shaky financial status—and the downturn now looks... More »

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radio • satellite radio • Sirius • bankruptcy • Chapter 11 • Sirius XM

 Clarkson Soars to Top of Charts 

New single rocketed from 97th spot in Hot 100

Jan 29, 09 8:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Kelly Clarkson’s new single has jumped from No. 97 to No. 1 , breaking the record held by Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” for the largest leap to the top spot, Billboard reports. “My Life Would Suck Without You” sold 280,000 digital downloads in one week and is climbing... More »

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music • radio • Kelly Clarkson • celebrity • digital downloads • record • music sales • Billboard charts • album • Hot 100


 Obama 
 to GOP: 
 Turn Off 
 Limbaugh 

Rush isn't helping to 'get things done'

Jan 24, 09 9:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss his stimulus plan yesterday, Barack Obama took the opportunity to zing Rush Limbaugh, who said earlier this week that he wasn't one of those conservatives rooting for the new president to succeed, despite their differences. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and... More »

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radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Senate Republicans • partisanship • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Obama administration • President Obama

Product Review

 Sonos Zaps Tunes to All Rooms 

Listen to downloaded and internet music where you want it, when you want

Jan 17, 09 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A Sonos Music System has revolutionized the musical life of producer/director Barry Sonnenfeld. "It may be one of the electronic devices I can't do without," he writes in Esquire. What a Sonos can do:
  • It streams music wirelessly throughout the house, sending different tunes to different
... More »

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radio • music downloads • electronics • stereo speakers • Sonos Music System • Barry Sonnenfeld

 No Time For Faith? 
 Try a Podcast 

Practitioners of all stripes distill religious teaching for on-the-go Americans

Jan 7, 09 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Overscheduled Americans are fueling a boom in devotional books and media that mete out bite-sized doses of faith, the Los Angeles Times reports. An editor at a Christian book house calls its One Minute Bible “a ready-made, quick little devotion they can do every day.” But it’s... More »

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radio • Christianity • religion • Judaism • publishing • podcast • Bible • Buddhism • devotional

OPINION

A Christmas Story Raconteur Spoke to Misfit Generation

Jean Shepherd made growing pains a little easier in the '50s and '60s" musician Fagen

Dec 26, 08 4:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Listening to Jean Shepherd, the radio raconteur whose writings inspired A Christmas Story (and who did the voice-over), “I learned about social observation and human types,” musician Donald Fagen writes for Slate. For “the true horror of helpless childhood,” and a realism that countered the feel-good,... More »

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radio • Mark Twain • A Christmas Story • Jean Shepherd • Lenny Bruce • Donald Fagen • Steely Dan

Conservative Radio Sees Boom Ahead

Limbaugh, Hannity & Co. ready to play foil to Obama White House

Dec 22, 08 9:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Where Bill Clinton’s presidency triggered Rush Limbaugh’s ascent, many see a new boom coming for conservative talk radio under President Obama, the New York Times reports. Limbaugh is touting the “rebirth of principled opposition,” and Sean Hannity claims to lead “conservatism in exile.” Says... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • radio • Fred Thompson • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Mike Huckabee • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity • Michael Savage • Laura Ingraham

 Rudy Likely to Fill 
 O'Reilly's Radio Gig 

Giuliani in talks to succeed Bill O'Reilly

Dec 17, 08 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - America’s Mayor may return to the radio waves, according to the New York Post, which reports that Rudy Giuliani is the leading candidate to succeed Bill O’Reilly when he leaves his syndicated show. Giuliani's camp isn't commenting, but Hizzoner has some experience being blunt behind the mike—... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • radio • Bill O'Reilly • America's Mayor • host

 Brit Releases Songs Early 

Radio station mix available online

Nov 14, 08 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Eager fans needn’t wait until December 2—Britney Spears’ new club-friendly album can now be previewed online, MTV reports. The singer released a six-song mix from the upcoming Circus on New York radio station KTU’s Web site. Readers' comments are nearly universal in praise. The pop princess gets... More »

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entertainment • music • media • radio • Britney Spears • paparazzi • celebrity

Candidates Bombard Swing States With Radio Ads

Campaigns like low cost, lower accountability

Oct 27, 08 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Although conventional radio may seem obsolete, it is an important tool of the presidential campaigns this year, USA Today reports. Political advertising is flooding the airwaves in battleground states as the campaigns take advantage of the cost: $500 to $600 per airing for a 30-second spot in Northern Virginia, compared... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • radio • radio advertising • undecided voters • Election 2008 • swing states • battleground states

OPINION

Limbaugh Lashes Out at Anti-Palin Pundit

'Wimp' columnist climbs into the mud with 'pig' radio host

Oct 10, 08 5:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Going so far as to call him a “pig,” Chicago Sun-Times columnist Mary Mitchell has launched a full-on war of words with Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh called Mitchell a "racist nutball" and ridiculed her and other “drive-by journalists” for saying Sarah Palin and John McCain should... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • radio • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • racism • politically incorrect • pundits • right-wing media • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 Howard Stern Gets Hitched

Radio king weds his queen at ritzy Manhattan restaurant

Oct 4, 08 4:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Stern and Beth Ostrovsky tied the knot at a star-studded wedding in Manhattan last night. Billy Joel serenaded the pair, actor—and minister—Mark Consuelos officiated, and Chevy Chase delivered a saucy toast. The shock jock "was the antithesis of his public figure," a source told Newsday.... More »

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radio • shock jocks • wedding • Howard Stern • celebrity marriage • Beth Ostrosky • Mark Consuelos

 Stern Nuptials 
 Set for Tonight 

Shock jock set to wed longtime fiancee

Oct 3, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Howard Stern and his girlfriend of 8 years, Beth Ostrosky, will wed tonight at Le Cirque, the New York Post reports. The shock jock rented out the famed restaurant and will host a sit-down dinner for 180, including Donald Trump. Kelly Ripa’s hubby, Mark Consuelos, will perform the ceremony.... More »

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radio • New York City • Howard Stern • celebrity marriage • Beth Ostrosky • Mark Consuelos

analysis

Errant Email Offers Insight
in Dirty Politics

Crude Limbaugh remarks have 'good YouTube potential'

Aug 30, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - An errant email from a Republican party staffer about a few Rush Limbaugh remarks shows how sleazy campaigning can be, Andrew Zajac blogs for the Chicago Tribune. On his radio show, Limbaugh imagined Obama asking Palin, "When you found out your baby would be born with Down syndrome, did... More »

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Barack Obama • radio • abortion • presidential campaign • RNC • talk radio • Rush Limbaugh • Sarah Palin

product review

 Aspiring Spies Get New Toys 

Two new headsets are really secret-agent style communicators in disguise

Jul 31, 08 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two new Bluetooth headsets are meant as cellphone accessories, "the type that make white-collar executives on city streets look like the muttering deranged," but David Pogue has found a much cooler use, he writes in the New York Times. SoundID’s SM100 and Callpod’s Dragon V2... More »

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technology • radio • cell phones • communication • Bluetooth • gadget

 Another
 Shock Jock
 Gets TV
 Tryout 

Opinionated, even bawdy, Wendy Williams makes no excuses

Jul 9, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Wendy Williams, the blunt, compulsively personal, sometimes snarky radio host whose syndicated morning show reaches 12 million people, mostly in New York, is about to debut on TV. Next week, Williams launches an hour morning show on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Detroit, directly competing with... More »

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television • radio • celebrity • Mariah Carey • television personality • Wendy Williams • syndication • celebrity interview

 Limbaugh Signs $400M Deal 

He renews Clear Channel contract for 8 years

Jul 2, 08 4:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rush Limbaugh has signed an eight-year contract renewing his syndication with Clear Channel for more than $400 million. This makes for the second-most-lucrative deal in radio history, ranking only behind Howard Stern's $500 million deal with Sirius in 2004, the Washington Post reports. "I'm having more fun than a... More »

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radio • Rush Limbaugh • Clear Channel

 Earth Hits Cosmic Pitch 

Cacophonous radiation beamed from planet could easily be intercepted by aliens

Jul 1, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Earth’s atmosphere produces a natural sound and beams it off into the universe, Space.com reports. The sound—a painful series of chirps and whistles—is made by the collision of charged particles from the solar wind with Earth’s magnetic field. More »

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radio • space • Earth • sound • aliens • solar system • radiation • solar wind

 BBC Airs Lost Beatles Interview 

Lennon and McCartney talk about first meeting

Jul 1, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - BBC Radio today aired a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history... More »

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radio • Paul McCartney • music industry • BBC • John Lennon • Beatles • Britain


 Evangelical
 Dobson
 Slams 
 Obama 

Focus on the Family head blasts 'fruitcake' Constitution interpretation

Jun 24, 08 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of the country's most prominent evangelical leaders says Barack Obama is "distorting the traditional understanding of the Bible to fit his own world view," the AP reports. Focus on the Family head James Dobson recorded an 18-minute screed that was released ahead of his radio show today,... More »

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Barack Obama • radio • abortion • James Dobson • Focus on the Family • Constitution • Bible • evangelicals

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