The King of Pop is dead. Long live the King.
Or haven’t you heard?
Okay, I’ll resist the temptation to heavily lather on more snarkiness, despite my reflexive tendency to do just that. (more…)
Archive for the ‘Off Mic’ Category
How Much is Too Much?
Posted in Off Mic, tagged NPR on July 9, 2009| 2 Comments »
Happy 4th
Posted in Off Mic on July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Dreary Days, Sunny Futures?
Posted in Off Mic on July 1, 2009| 2 Comments »
You don’t need me to remind you of the unseasonably cold and overcast weather, aligned more to the New England temperament at baseline than those sunny, warm days typical this far into the season.
At the station: Lots of sullen looks, sighs, head shakes, and manifestations of odd behavior. Steve Brown opened the door to the patio this afternoon and almost wistfully stared at the downpour. David Boeri barks at the traffic louder than usual during his impossibly long commute home, the first leg of which I share as far as Arlington Heights (which I heretofore thought was intolerably far from the office until David revealed where he calls home). And the lobby now sports an aquarium sans fish. Huh? (more…)
Cookie on NPR
Posted in Off Mic on June 29, 2009| 3 Comments »
I only wish Cokie interviewed him…
Great Expectations
Posted in Off Mic on June 26, 2009| Leave a Comment »
One of my colleagues is a notional blogger at best. The time spent waiting for his next post is measurable in geological time. And don’t get even get me started on Twitter. I had hair last time he Tweeted me.
This shortcoming of his I all too often forgive after reading his stuff. To wit: “How I Spent My 30th Birthday.”
Naturally my expectations have been tempered since those halcyon days when I first introduced @davidboeri to the miracle that is WordPress. Re-reading my post from that time (approximately six months + change), it is abundantly clear I harbored great—though quite unrealistic—expectations.
David assures me that in the coming months, he plans to increase his output. I hope, foolishly and futilely perhaps, that this will turn out to be the case. He is a journalist full of stories informed by decades walking a beat that has taken him to crime-ridden back alleys and other extreme environments (some literally at the top of the world).
Tell us more, David!
From Minds Such as These
Posted in Off Mic on June 24, 2009| Leave a Comment »
Further evidence of our listener’s intelligence, perspicacity, creativity…
Exhibit A: Wahyd Vannoni, polyglot, word traveler, magazine publisher, and regular attendee of the 90.9 Tweet-Ups.
Being the good entrepreneur that he is, Wahyd spies a potential revenue opportunity for public radio stations in his iPod:
If I press again the central button on my iPod, I get the following information on the show:
The Sound of Silence
Posted in Off Mic, tagged Meet-Ups, Tweet-Up, Tweet-Ups on June 22, 2009| 1 Comment »
Yes, this space is all dust and cobwebs lately.
Other demands have taken a titanic-sized chunk out of my time. My apologies. Clearly the time has come to re-evaluate if I should continue.
Fund Drive?
Posted in Off Mic, tagged fund drive, pledge drive on June 18, 2009| Leave a Comment »
I think I heard rumors of a pledge drive going on…. (more…)
Icons and Verticals
Posted in Off Mic, tagged NPR, web verticals on June 15, 2009| 3 Comments »
Well, there hasn’t exactly been a flood of Twitter icon submissions. I’d settle for a trickle at this point. Actually, I’d settle for one. Anybody? (more…)
Wanted: New Twitter Icon
Posted in Off Mic, tagged Twitter on June 10, 2009| 1 Comment »
Announcing our first-ever design-a-new-Twitter-icon-for-@wbur-contest. (A.k.a. a plaintive cry for help.) (more…)
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