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Tag: Radio

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Talk radio owner orders pro-Trump hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric

January 11th, 2021 Andrew Villeneuve Core Topics, Media & Culture, Open Government, World Community

“Cumulus Media, which employs some of the most popular right-leaning talk-radio hosts in the United States, has told its on-air personalities to stop suggesting that the election was stolen from President Trump — or else face termination,” The Washington Post reports.

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UW had ‘Fight Club’ rule of secrecy about KPLU deal

May 15th, 2016 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

“Emails and records show UW and KUOW officials worked to keep details secret about the Seattle public radio station’s intentions to buy its competitor KPLU until the day university regents approved the plan. PLU, meanwhile, insisted on not revealing that it initiated the deal,” The Seattle Times reports.

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Advisory council condemns “misguided” KPLU sale, calls out PLU for “misleading, “flatly incorrect” statements

November 30th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

The University’s assertion that it now cannot afford to allow KPLU to continue using a facility whose construction KPLU listeners and supporters funded is breathtakingly

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Why KPLU must be saved and KUOW reformed

November 23rd, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Why KPLU must be saved and KUOW reformed Local meteorologist Cliff Mass weighs in against KUOW’s proposed acquisition of fellow National Public Radio affiliate KPLU,

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Heads Up: Radio Alert

Radio Alert: NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve on KUOW today at 12:30 PM

November 20th, 2015 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

Heads up, NPI supporters! Following his appearance on KIRO FM with Dave Ross this morning, Northwest Progressive Institute founder and Executive Director Andrew Villeneuve will

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KUOW: A major public radio station stumbles

June 18th, 2014 Andrew Villeneuve Media & Culture

KUOW: A major public radio station stumbles University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass explains what’s wrong with KUOW, Seattle’s most listened-to radio station, which has

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