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It's Your Perfect Shower PAL

Tivoli Audio's small radio is a great shower companion

Nov 9, 07 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Online curiosity directory BoingBoing says it has found the perfect bathroom radio--The Henry Kloss Tivoli Audio PAL. It's the right solution for people whose bathrooms don't have an electrical outlet, as it has a rechargeable and replaceable NiMH battery good for 18 hours of use per charge. More »

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radio • Kloss Tivoli

Radio Thinner Than Hair Invented

Nanotube radio could have widespread applications

Nov 2, 07 5:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A UC Berkeley team has invented the world's smallest radio, composed of a single carbon nanotube 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the device is the first fully functional radio to qualify as a piece of nanotechnology -- inventions no larger than... More »

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radio • UC Berkeley • nanotechnology

Christmas Carol Arms Race Hits Chicago Radio

Stations compete to kick off holiday programming earlier and earlier

Nov 2, 07 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently not content to subject listeners to "The Little Drummer Boy" in the traditional Thanksgiving-to-Christmas window, two Chicago radio stations switched to the all-fa-la-la-la-la, all-the-time holiday format today. The move is both the latest volley in a hot rivalry and a repeat of a strategy that paid off in... More »

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radio • Chicago • rivalry • radio stations • WCKG 105.9 • WLIT 93.9 • Arbitron • adult contemporary • Christmas music

Web Radio Takes Fight to Senate

Negotiations have stalled in new royalty plan, they say

Oct 24, 07 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Internet radio hangs in the balance, webcasters say, but the Senate Commerce Committee, which holds radio hearings today, can save it by reviving bills setting royalty rates for online broadcasters as low as satellite radio's. Legislators introduced the bills this spring, the Post explains, when the Copyright Royalty Board jacked... More »

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radio • satellite radio • web radio • Pandora • Senate Commerce Committee

10 Jobs Not Long for This World

Failing industries, new technology and outsourcing are killing these careers

Oct 23, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Getting a job is hard enough—you don't want one that won't be around in five or 10 years. Forbes pulls out its crystal ball to see which jobs are not long for this world:
  1. News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
  2. Economists
  3. Radio announcers
  4. Travel agents
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radio • farming • outsourcing • list • employment • unemployment • job search • job market • career

Rudy's Blunt Opinions Ruled NYC Airwaves

Mayor told off callers
to radio show, urged others to get therapy

Oct 5, 07 11:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani is a tempered presidential candidate these days, belying the fiery personality displayed on his mayoral radio show in the '90s. Radio Rudy was a loose cannon, known for telling callers to seek psychiatric help, the Times reports. He was unafraid to needle interest groups, once saying “the... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • radio • NRA • New York • mayor • black community • ferret

Dude! Deadheads Get Own Channel

Sirius radio targets niche market
devoted to legendary band

Aug 29, 07 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Twelve years after Jerry Garcia's death, the band is getting back together—on satellite radio. Sirius will launch a channel that's all Grateful Dead, all the time on September 7, kicking off with a legendary 1974 performance at the Hollywood Bowl. "This is gonna be one fun channel,"... More »

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music • radio • Sirius • Grateful Dead • Jerry Garcia • Hollywood Bowl

ESPN Mainstay Patrick Signs Off

SportsCenter anchor leaving TV giant after 18 years; will call the shots in other media

Aug 16, 07 4:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 18 years in which he came the face of a sports-broadcasting juggernaut, anchor Dan Patrick will leave ESPN tomorrow. In an Q-and-A with the Cincinnati Enquirer, the 51-year-old outlines his next moves, including a radio show, with a new multimedia outfit. More »

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television • radio • ESPN • Dan Patrick • Content Factory • sportscenter

Rutgers Player Sues Imus
Over Insults

Fired radio host hit with libel, slander, defamation charges

Aug 15, 07 7:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the Rutgers basketball players radio host Don Imus referred to as "nappy-headed hos" is suing the shock jock for libel, slander, defamation, and violation of her civil rights, among other charges. Kia Vaughn, 20, the Scarlet Knights' star center, is seeking unspecified monetary damages from the 67-year-old... More »

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radio • CBS • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Don Imus • libel • lawsuit • Rutgers University • defamation • slander • Kia Vaughn

Imus Gets
$20M, Maybe a Comeback

DJ settles with
network after getting hose for 'hos'

Aug 14, 07 3:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shock Jock Don Imus may be returning to the airwaves, after a short vacation precipitated by a bit too much shock. Imus is reportedly in talks with WABC in what looks like a an embryonic attempt to launch a comeback, only four months after CBS fired him for calling the... More »

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radio • CBS • Don Imus • Al Sharpton • Rutgers • WABC

XM, Sirius Say Post-Merger Prices Will Fall

Satellite-radio giants bid to overcome resistance with new subscription plans

Jul 23, 07 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an attempt to lower resistance to their proposed merger, satellite radio providers Sirius and XM unveiled new pricing plans today that they say will cut subscription prices by 46%. The plans, which start at $6.99 as opposed to the current $12.95 per month standard price, also allow... More »

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radio • satellite radio • Sirius • mergers and acquisitions • radio stations • a la carte • listeners • XM Satellite Radio

Radio Should Pay to Play, Artists Argue

Music industry wants
to start collecting AM, FM royalties

Jul 5, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's time AM and FM radio broadcasters started paying for the music they play, a group of music industry types has decided. They're lobbying Congress to amend the federal law that has exempted terrestrial radio from paying artists' royalties for nearly a century, Business Week reports.   More »

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music • radio • satellite radio • music industry • Recording Industry Association of America • House Judiciary Committee • CDs • royalty • royalties • RIAA • MUSICfirst coalition • terrestrial radio • mp3 • web radio • podcast • singers • digital downloads • artist • musician

Boston Show Tries Out Imus Sidekick

Bernard McGuirk set off scandal; auditions to be Tom Finneran's co-host

May 18, 07 8:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don Imus's old sidekick Bernard McGuirk will audition live next week to be the co-host of "Finneran's Forum," a morning political talk show on Boston's WRKO. McGuirk set off last month's controversy by calling the Rutgers womens' basketball team "hard-core hos." But his potential future co-host,... More »

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radio • CBS • Boston • Don Imus • talk radio • Bernard McGuirk • Tom Finneran

(Newser) - After months of stops and starts, Clear Channel's board today gave the green light to a $19.5 billion buyout offer. The communications giant bit after Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, which have been bidding since November, gained the backing of two large shareholders. The successful offer was... More »

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private equity • radio • Clear Channel • Bain Capital • Thomas H. Lee Partners • shareholders • business • privatization • communication

XM Fans Irate at Shock Jock Suspension

Opie & Anthony, kicked off airwaves,
now in trouble on satellite

May 17, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fans of "The Opie & Anthony Show" cancelled their satellite radio subscriptions by the hundreds after XM slapped the shock-jock duo with a 30-day suspension earlier this week. Subscribers are accusing the station—which promises uncensored content—of pandering to the FCC so they won't block a pending merger... More »

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radio • satellite radio • Sirius • FCC • talk radio • Opie and Anthony • The Opie and Anthony Show • shock jocks • merger • XM Satellite Radio

Limbaugh Defends 'Magic Negro' Song

Obama dismisses controversy over derogatory ditty

May 10, 07 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - A song on Rush Limbaugh's radio show that derides Barack Obama is sparking controversy—but not with Obama. In perhaps the most devastating response a blowhard shock jock can provoke, the senator says he hasn't heard the song. Limbaugh has been playing "Barack the Magic Negro" (sung to the... More »

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Barack Obama • radio • Magic Negro • Rush Limbaugh • Election 2008 • Rush Limbaugh racist quotes

Imus Will Sue CBS for
$40 Mil Left on Contract

Shock jock Won't Go Quietly

May 2, 07 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Don Imus is off the airwaves but not finished fighting: He's hired First Amendment attorney Martin Garbus to help him sue CBS. Sources tell Fortune that Imus's five-year, $50 million contract guaranteed him a warning before his routinely foul mouth got him fired; without it, he may be owed the... More »

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radio • CBS • FCC • Don Imus • lawsuit • profanity

Champ Claims NASCAR is Rigged

Officials throw bogus caution flags to shape races, Stewart says

Apr 26, 07 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two-time champion Tony Stewart charges that NASCAR is rigged like pro wrestling. He said officials control races by throwing bogus caution flags for debris on the track. “They can almost dictate the race instead of the drivers doing it. It’s happened too many times this year," said... More »

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radio • Tony Stewart • NASCAR • Jeff Gordon • racing • auto racing

Radio Replaces Commercials With Sponsors

Dallas station moves
to keep up with the iPod generation

Apr 23, 07 9:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a throwback to the days of Texaco Star Theater and the Colgate Comedy Hour, a Clear Channel radio station has ditched spot ads in favor of hourly corporate sponsors. In an effort to compete with uninterrupted satellite radio and mp3 players, DJs on KZPS-FM in Dallas will pepper their... More »

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radio • advertising • Dallas • Clear Channel • business • commercials • KZPS FM

Phillies Manager Assaults Reporter

Manuel physically restrained from attacking radio host

Apr 18, 07 10:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a confrontation in his office, Philadelphia manager Charlie Manuel blew up at radio host and long-time Manuel goad Howard Eskin and threatend to take him down. Later, in the Phillies clubhouse, two coaches physically restrained Manuel from making good on his threat.  Eskin had enraged the manager by... More »

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radio • Philadelphia Phillies • Charlie Manuel • Philadelphia • Howard Eskin • baseball

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