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Michael Eric Dyson Quits Radio Show

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This is not a first for the Georgetown University Professor (RICHARD PRINCE JOURNAL-ISM) Social critic and self-proclaim Hip Hop authority Michael Eric Dyson has left “The Michael Eric Dyson Show” on public radio, but the show will continue with guest hosts until its finale at the end of the month, its creators told Journal-isms on Friday. The show will continue in repeats until April 20 on WEAA. “There’s something else potentially in the works, but the show as it exists now is about to end,” Carla Wills, senior producer, told Journal-isms. “The contract was over. We didn’t do another round of funding.” The … Continue reading Michael Eric Dyson Quits Radio Show

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>One billion MP3’s were sold in the U.S. last year, even though CD’s Sound Better

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> It’s your Hard Drive that Matters Now “Let me tell you an ugly truth: Most people don’t care about quality. It’s a bitter to pill to swallow, but that is the simple fact.” -Mark Mulligan of Forrester Research The NPR radio show “The Record” recently broadcast a series of shows on the music industry and various recording formats including vinyl records, CDs, cassettes, 8 Tracks, and MP3’s. Listen here to the program “For Better Or Worse, MP3s Are The Format Of Choice.” The program takes a look at how the MP3 was invented and the man credited with inventing … Continue reading >One billion MP3’s were sold in the U.S. last year, even though CD’s Sound Better

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>Public Broadcasting Cuts Would Hurt Rural Areas

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> In an interesting twist of fate, the bill that passed the House last week to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR stations and other local public radio stations; would most likely hurt many stations that have programs supporting the views of Republican lawmakers. In order for this to happen the bill has to come before the Democratic controlled U.S. Senate, where it most likely won’t pass. However this SF Gate.com website article paints a far different picture of the efforts to defund NPR by Republican lawmakers and championed by conservative media: “House Republicans are in for a surprise … Continue reading >Public Broadcasting Cuts Would Hurt Rural Areas