Radio

- White Sox , Univision radio's La Tremenda to broadcast 35 games in Spanish in 2008
- "Orgullo Sox," the team's signature Spanish television show, back for another season

February 15, 2008, Culver City, CA – In an interview with Farai Chideya, airing today on NPR's News & Notes, Senator James Clyburn (D-SC) discusses his role as a superdelegate in this critical time in the presidential race to nominate a Democratic candidate.

Senator Clyburn’s interview comes on the heels of other superdelegates of color that have decided to change their vote from Senator Clinton to Senator Obama to reflect their support for the votes of their constituency.    » read more »

Divestitures Will Preserve Competition in Four Radio Markets – Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco

02/12/2008, CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs/WGN Radio play-by-play announcer Pat Hughes has been named the 2007 Illinois Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association.

"I'd like to dedicate this award to Chicago Cubs fans, the greatest fans in the world," said Hughes.

This is Pat Hughes' seventh Sportscaster of the Year honor - and his fourth in Illinois, having previously won the award in 1996, 1999 and 2006. Pat was honored as Wisconsin's Sportscaster of the Year in 1990, 1991 and 1992.    » read more »

- Additions Are NPR’s New “In Character” Series And 16 New Station Podcasts, Now Including WYEP Pittsburgh
- NPR Podcasts Top 200 Million In Downloads

February 11, 2008; Washington, D.C. – The NPR Podcast Directory, which features hundreds of free podcasts produced by NPR, NPR Member stations and other public radio producers, just reached the 617-title count with the addition of the new NPR News “In Character” series profiling classic fictional characters, seven podcasts from new participant 91.3fm WYEP Pittsburgh and nine from current station contributors.    » read more »

February 4, 2008, Washington, D.C. – Today, the Administration released its Fiscal Year 2009 budget to Congress, recommending substantial funding cuts for public broadcasting. The scope and depth of the cuts are significantly deeper than in past years, totaling nearly a 60 percent reduction in funding.

Ken Stern, Chief Executive Officer, NPR, made the following statement in response to the news:    » read more »

02/05/2008, KANSAS CITY -- The Kansas City Royals and Entercom-Kansas City announce the 2008 Royals Spring Training Radio schedule. The Kansas City Royals and Entercom announced the a 15-game broadcast schedule, airing on 610 Sports and News Radio 980 KMBZ, with a remaining five games to be announced at a later date pending Big 12 and NCAA scheduling. The scheduled radio broadcasts are as follows:

Feb, 29 - Royals vs. San Diego, 2:05PM - KCSP
March 1 - Royals vs. Texas, 2:05PM - KCSP
March 2 - Royals vs. Texas, 2:05PM - KMBZ
March 3 - Royals vs. Chicago White Sox, 2:05PM - KCSP    » read more »

Houston Astros off-season, call-in radio show broadcast live from Dave and Busters

02/05/2008, HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros announced today that Astro legend Jeff Bagwell will be the guest on the club's popular Astroline off-season, call-in radio show on Wednesday (Feb. 6) 6:00 p.m. Hosted by Houston Astros radio broadcaster Dave Raymond, Astroline will be broadcast from Dave & Buster's, located at 6010 Richmond Avenue. The show airs for one hour on the club's flagship station, KTRH 740 AM, and on the internet at Astros.com.    » read more »

- Robert Siegel, Michele Norris, Scott Simon and Andrea Seabrook Anchor
- Reporters in Every Key State, 20 Locations Nationally

Washington, D.C. January 30, 2008 – NPR News “Election 2008” will offer seven consecutive hours of live, comprehensive broadcast and webcast coverage of Super Tuesday on February 5, from 8:00PM-3:00AM (ET).

Two teams of NPR News hosts will anchor the coverage of the landmark event from NPR’s worldwide headquarters in Washington, D.C., with 20 correspondents reporting from the field.    » read more »

January 28, 2008, Washington, D.C. – NPR News reports that Army officials instructed the Department of Veterans' Affairs at a military base in upstate New York to stop assisting injured veterans with their military disability paperwork, which is used to determine annual disability payments. The report, from NPR Justice Correspondent Ari Shapiro, is airing tomorrow, Tuesday, January 29 on NPR News’ Morning Edition.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super Bowl XLII will continue from Arizona Tuesday with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens headlining the line-up of planned guests. He will appear on The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN Radio, as well as NFL Live and ESPNEWS.    » read more »

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN’s multimedia coverage of Super Bowl XLII kicked off Monday, Jan. 28 at 6 a.m. ET / 4 a.m. MT and will continue throughout the week on-location in Arizona. Live on-site programming will include daily editions of NFL Live, SportsCenter, First Take and Rome is Burning, as well as ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning and The Mike Tirico Show (both to be simulcast on ESPN2) and The Herd with Colin Cowherd.    » read more »

- Mike & Mike & Tirico Shows Simulcast on ESPN2
- Weekday Morning Programming to air Super Sunday

January 28, 2008 -- ESPN Radio’s Super Week 2008 in Arizona will include: daily simulcasts of The Mike Tirico Show on ESPN2; first-time Sunday airings of weekday’s Mike & Mike in the Morning and The Herd with Colin Cowherd programs; on-site broadcasts of regularly scheduled weekday programming; special shows and reports from team headquarters and Media Day; and comprehensive post-game interviews and analysis. See programming, simulcast and streaming schedule below.    » read more »

- The WBCN 104.1fm, Official Flagship Station of the New England Patriots, New England Patriots Rock Radio Network To Host Patriots Send-Off Rally, Super Bowl Ticket Giveaways, Diverse On-Air And Online Programming And More
- The Voice Of The New England Patriots, Gil Santos And Patriots Hall Of Famer, Gino Cappelletti To Call Super Bowl XLII For WBCN; Pregame Coverage Begins At 3:00pm

Coverage Begins 9:00PM (ET)

Washington, D.C.; January 24, 2008; – NPR News will offer live, comprehensive broadcast and webcast coverage of President George W. Bush’s final State of the Union Address and the Democratic response on Monday, January 28m beginning 9:00PM (ET).

The program will air on NPR member stations around the country, and can be heard online at www.NPR.org.    » read more »