Numerous ways to watch TV have led to fragmented smaller audiences rather than mass audiences watching, according to this article from The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/11/technology/how-netflix-is-deepening-our-cultural-echo-chambers.html?ref=business&_r=0
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A 70s TV Sitcom is Now Rebooted on Netflix
A new “One Day at a Time” is different but better according to The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/arts/television/review-the-2017-class-divide-in-a-new-one-day-at-a-time.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
NBA play-by-play voice Mike Breen always thinking of ways to improve
From The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/06/sports/basketball/mike-breen-becomes-nba-finals-play-by-play-fixture.html
Radio drama making a comeback with podcasts
From The Baltimore Sun: http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-hawk-chronicles-20160604-story.html