Brooks Barnes in The New York Times reports that a new podcasting company has plans to create eventual TV series with Dick Wolf on board. https://nyti.ms/2NbtNr4
Posts in the EMF 385 category:
Norway is First Country to Shut Down FM Radio
Will other countries follow or does FM have a future? From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/world/europe/norway-fm-radio.html
1960s Free-Form Radio Show to be Digitized
Bob Fass’s “Radio Unnameable” on WBAI in New York was what free-form radio was all about. From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/arts/digitizing-radio-unnameable-a-free-form-1960s-crossroads.html?_r=0
Archiving reel tapes to preserve the history of music
The New York Times reports on how one man in Ecuador has taken it upon himself to preserve the music of his country. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/18/arts/music/found-in-ecuador-a-time-capsule-for-the-ears.html?_r=0
Telling the Story of City Blocks in WYPR Podcasts
From The Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/tv/z-on-tv-blog/bs-ae-wypr-out-of-the-blocks-20160923-story.html
Stacia Brown podcast focuses on Baltimore subjects
From The Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-stacia-brown-20160708-story.html
The vacuum tube that led to radio may be on the verge of a comeback
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/technology/smaller-chips-may-depend-on-technology-from-grandmas-radio.html
Led Zeppelin members ready for copyright lawsuit
From The New York Times: Origin of “Stairway to Heaven” opening chords at the center of the allegations. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/business/media/led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-to-be-scrutinized-in-court-in-copyright-case.html
Radio drama making a comeback with podcasts
From The Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-hawk-chronicles-20160604-story.html
Last surviving actor from “War of the Worlds” 1938 radio broadcast dies
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/22/arts/bill-herz-of-war-of-the-worlds-broadcast-dies-at-99.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries&action=click&contentCollection=obituaries®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=8&pgtype=sectionfront