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Michael Grade leaves OFCOM, and OFCOM suddenly remembers it's remit....hmmmm.

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Broadcasters must react to threat from ‘creator journalism’, says ex-head of BBC News

Deborah Turness, who resigned last year, says traditional news in danger of being replaced by personality-led content

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Blue Jays’ top TV analyst Joe Siddall on lessons from Buck Martinez — and his Windsor roots
He’s been a Tiger, an Expo, and a Marlin. Now, Windsor native Joe Siddall has earned a top spot in Canadian baseball broadcasting, replacing the legendary Buck Martinez in the Toronto Blue Jays booth.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/blue-jays-tv-toronto-joe-siddall-buck-martinez-baseball-mlb-9.7195352?cmp=rss
CBC North's Trail's End is coming to Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
The host of CBC's afternoon radio show, Lawrence Nayally, will broadcast from the Arctic hamlet for two days, beginning Monday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/trails-end-cambridge-bay-9.7191311?cmp=rss
The Psychology of Sticking Your Head in the Sand. Plus, Ep. 2 of American Emergency.

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NASB Conference 2026 / “America@250: Due Diligence” on WRMI

The NASB, the U.S. National Association of Broadcasters, holds its annual meeting in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 28 and 29, 2026. Eike Bierwirth and Steve Herman will be among the speakers there. Bierwirth is scheduled to present his publicly available online databases of shortwave transmissions. Herman, Voice of America national reporter, is currently on an "excused absence" and/or among the VoA staff on "administrative leave" while the Trump administration continues its campaign to gain control over the country’s external broadcasters, including VoA.

Herman currently works as is now the Executive Director of the Jordan Center for Journalism Advocacy and Innovation at the University of Mississippi, and will "announce details of his organization’s new weekly podcast and radio program (including on shortwave)".

The program, "America@250: Due Diligence", is set to air June through December on more than 50 radio stations as part of the country’s semiquincentennial". Among thesebroadcasters is WRMI, where it can be heard on Saturdays at 16:00 UTC on 9395 kHz and on Sunday mornings at 00:00 UTC on 5050 kHz shortwave.

 

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HR3 Inform mit Martin Lauer (09.05.1998)

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William hails Sir David Attenborough's 'remarkable milestone' at 100th birthday concert

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5pwz743j9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Attenborough at 100: Prince William congratulates Sir David on 'remarkable milestone'

The naturalist's seven-decade career was marked with a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

William hails Sir David Attenborough's 'remarkable milestone' at 100th birthday concert

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5pwz743j9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Attenborough at 100: Prince William congratulates Sir David on 'remarkable milestone'

The naturalist's seven-decade career was marked with a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall.

William hails Sir David Attenborough's 'remarkable milestone' at 100th birthday concert

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5pwz743j9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

#Royalty #Nature #Broadcasting

Attenborough at 100: Prince William congratulates Sir David on 'remarkable milestone'

The naturalist's seven-decade career was marked with a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall.