"Ring and Spring" Microphones, originally uploaded by jschneid. Vivian Schiller, who helms National Public Radio, spoke from DC with Tom Ashbrook yesterday. Check out the lively conversation the interview elicited on the website. Get any two radio listeners into a room….
Posts Tagged ‘Tom Ashbrook’
History in the Making
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged On Point, Tom Ashbrook, Twitter on April 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Speaking of On Point… There was a historic first today: Tom Ashbrook read a Tweet on-air. Wow. Will wonders never cease? I see that their number of followers is growing exponentially. I am not surprised, given the program’s popularity, but I am a tad jealous. Follow them here: @onpointradio.
Inaugural Coverage
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Boston.com, NPR, Tom Ashbrook on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Obama Inauguration 2009, originally uploaded by Saquan Stimpson/monstershaq2000. It has been an especially frenetic time here at WBUR. Frantic calls to book flights, rooms, and rides, jiggering and re-jiggering of program schedules, and a manic homepage makeover as the station prepares for Barack Obama’s accession to the office of President of the United States.
Audio Goodies
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged On Point, Tom Ashbrook on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ashbrook & Leibovitz, originally uploaded by WBUR Sadly, this slipped so far under my radar that it was clipping daisies. A shame, because had I not been so consumed with jet-lag, I would have done my small part to publicize it.
Car Talk
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Car Talk, Tom Ashbrook, wbur on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Taxi, originally uploaded by Stephan Geyer. The only blot on Tuesday nights “Tweet-Up”: my trek to Arlington after the obligatory eats and drinks at The Sunset. I live in the Heights, only about 13 or so miles as the crow flies from the Hub, but when you are as dependent on the T as I [...]
On Point Getting a Makeover
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged On Point, Tom Ashbrook on May 16, 2008 | 14 Comments »
The New On Point Website, originally uploaded by WBUR And now, as promised, served up steaming fresh from the oven is the On Point website redesign (subject to change at a moment’s notice, of course).
On Point’s China Experiment
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged "public radio", blogging, china, NPR, On Point, Tom Ashbrook, wbur on April 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
IMG_5764, originally uploaded by WBUR. The logistics of transplanting a daily public radio show a thousand miles away can’t be anything but formidable—and a tip of the hat to the staff at On Point who pulled it off, producing a fresh, lively, first-rate radio series on China.
