Marketplace from American Public Media

Marketplace from American Public Media

It remains at least curious that with all the hoopla from WUNC about opening a "Southeast Bureau" for Marketplace that nothing at all about this appears on the Marketplace site.

"Chapel Hill's WUNC-FM poised for big things "

"Chapel Hill's WUNC-FM poised for big things"

This Herald-Sun story about Dick GORDON's program raises a very long list of questions. At the top of the list are these two:

1. The story says that the "station's leadership" decided to raise the "national profile". WUNC is "owned" by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Who, exactly, is the "station's leadership" and where is the public record of this decision?

2. Who, by name and amount, contributed the $650,000 needed, according to the article, to hire GORDON and "a staff"?

I would say that a followup story is very much in order.

Fund drive....

Fund drive....

The text on the WUNC home page relating to the fund drive promised - a couple of days ago - that the station would provide an accurate count of how much money was pledged as soon as they finished counting it. That promise is no longer there, nor is a precise count.

"North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC"

"North Carolina Public Radio - WUNC"

The home page reports that $855,000 was rasied during the pledge drive that concluded yesterday. When the promised "official tally" is posted, it would be good if it included some analysis of these pledges. Who, specifically, made the largest commitment and how much is it? In fact, I think WUNC ought to publish a list of the 10 people or organizations who give the largest amount to the station in this fund drive and generally. North Carolina taxpayers, who ultimately "own" the station are entitled to know this.

"UNC board passes control rules"

"UNC board passes control rules"

Will these new rules apply to WUNC? Will it make the station transparent? One can only hope so.

"Community Advisory Board"

"Community Advisory Board"

Where is the WUNC equivalent of this?

"Current.org | The newspaper about public TV & radio in the U.S."

"Current.org | The newspaper about public TV & radio in the U.S."

This is a tremendous resource for anyone interesting in following the vicissitudes of public radio and television.

"Dick Gordon to Return to the Airwaves"

"Dick Gordon to Return to the Airwaves"

"Popular public radio host joins North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC"

"Popular public radio host joins North Carolina Public Radio-WUNC"

How much will this cost? What are the prospects for success?

WUNC's penchant for secrecy is intolerable.

"The Women of National Public Radio"

"The Women of National Public Radio"