National Public Radio blows it big time-- But “Talk of the Nation,” which was an early platform for high-profile hosts like Ira Glass and John Hockenberry, will not necessarily go quietly. As fans cried “say it isn’t so” on social networking Web sites on Friday, the show’s host since 2001, Neal Conan, said in an e-mail to staff members, “I’m proud that we go out on top, with record station carriage and the largest audience in the program’s history.” >>>>>>NPR officials denied that the organization’s budget deficit of $7 million spurred the decision. They portrayed the change as a move away from opinion and toward straightforward storytelling. Among stations, there has been a “hunger for a stronger news presence in the middle of the day,” said Charlie Kravetz, WBUR’s general manager.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:07:56 +0000