Saturday, February 25, 2006

"Business Sponsors List"

WUNC persists in maintaining a long laundry list of sponsors, organized alphabetically and limited to sponsors who commit to a minimum of 13 weeks. If the station were thinking about its listeners - people who hear a credit line and are interested in knowing more about the sponsor - this list would be constantly updated with the most recently mentioned sponsors, of all kinds, listed first.....this in addition to an alphabeitcal list. Doing the "most recent first" list helps everyone concerned, even if it means a little extra work for all those people working at WUNC. Maybe there is even someone who would volunteer to do this?

"Dick Gordon connects with the Triangle" - The Independent

"Decades Later, Simmering Debate on a Road Heats Up" - The New York Times

Is "North Carolina Public Radio" covering this? When you search the WUNC news "archive" on "National Park Service", nothing comes up.

Friday, February 24, 2006

Local news

This is the only local news - i.e., produced by WUNC other than the State of Things, etc. - available on the WUNC site. Why is it so hard for WUNC to understand the importance of adding what little additoinal local news the station broadcasts? Here you find just one several minute story a day. What a price WUNC contributors pay to get only that, however good the individual stories are.

"The Story with Dick Gordon"

What a pity WUNC has not decided to offer this program in its archives. There are only a certain number of people able to listen to a program broadcast whenever that is, and far fewer able to listen precisely at 1 PM on Thursdays. At the very least, WUNC owes everyone an explanation of this very odd approach in not making past shows accessible on the website.

"Public podcasters uneasy"- MarketWatch

WUNC is probably not going to link to this from its website.....as important as it is for WUNC supporters who have entered into the podcast world.

Monday, February 20, 2006

"Jobs@WUNC"

WUNC seems to have a number of jobs advertised on the station's website - for those interested or who know people who might wish to apply.....