TV tonight: a tender glimpse of a couple’s path through Alzheimer’s disease | Television & radio
Storyville: Eternal Memory 10pm, BBC Four Augusto Góngora was one of Chile’s most prominent journalists. Paulina Urrutia is an actor who served as the Minister of Culture and Arts. They have been together for 23 years. At the beginning of this moving film, Augusto wakes up in bed with his memory failing after being diagnosed […]
Join the fight to keep AM radio in our cars
Don’t let me touch that dial. The battle to keep AM radio in cars is far from over. The Vehicle AM Radio Act, currently awaiting Senate approval, would require all new vehicles manufactured and sold in the United States to come standard with equipment that allows access to AM stations at no additional cost. . […]
TV tonight: what happened in Nasa’s space shuttle disaster 21 years ago? | Television & radio
space shuttle falling to earth 9pm, BBC Two “I looked up and saw a glowing white ball.” The three-part piece begins with home footage and eyewitness recollections of Space Shuttle Columbia, which exploded after its 28th launch in 2003. NASA then rewinds to her month before launch, speaking to insiders and families of the crew […]
Alabama radio station WJLX booted from air after 200ft tower vanished
“Have you ever seen a 200-foot tower go by?” That’s the question WJLX general manager Brett Elmore asked everyone last week after thieves broke into the station’s AM tower, forcing the station to shut down. That’s a question. A station in Jasper, Alabama, has been ordered off the air by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) […]
Joe Namath surprises sports radio host Ron Cook on his final day
Joe Namath called to say goodbye to Pittsburgh’s legendary sports voice on his final show. Ron Cooke announced earlier this week that he is retiring after more than 40 years as a writer and more than 30 years as a radio host. Cook has been an admirer of Namath since growing up in Beaver Falls, […]
Alabama thieves steal 200-foot radio tower
A landscaper in Jasper, Alabama, was cleaning a property when workers noticed that a 200-foot-tall radio tower was missing. Brett Elmore, General Manager WJLXall the equipment on the radio tower site It was stolen and the wires were cut. “This will probably come out eventually, so it might be a good idea to get it […]
Thieves steal 200-foot tower from Alabama radio station
Employees at an Alabama radio station are puzzled how a 200-foot-tall tower was stolen from their property. WJLX station manager Brett Elmore told WBRC-TV he doesn’t know how the thieves got away with the structure. “I tried all weekend to figure it out and just couldn’t,” Elmore said. “I’ve been in radio all my life, […]
iHeart Radio breaks vow to only play ‘Taylor’s Version’ of Swift’s re-recorded songs: report
iHeart Radio, which has 850 stations across the country, reportedly failed to keep its promise to only play recently re-recorded versions of Taylor Swift’s biggest hits. iHeart has played the original version of Swift’s song at least 626 times, even though “Taylor’s version” is available, and the network supports 34-year-old Taylor’s re-released discography. Since announcing […]
New York radio hosts learn live on air producer booked wrong Randy Moss
A radio spot in New York nearly went awry on Tuesday, but one of the show’s hosts saved me an awkward interview. WFAN’s “Boomer and Geo,” New York’s No. 1 morning show, is broadcasting from the Las Vegas venue for Super Bowl LVIII. In the media world, many interviews are requested and conducted during Super […]
One Day to Hot Mess Summer: the seven best shows to stream on TV | Television & radio
This week’s picks one day Dexter is an upper class man with the title Southerner. Emma comes from a working-class Northern background with a social conscience. On their last night at university in Edinburgh in 1988, they had an awkward but memorable one-night stand. Based on the hit novel by David Nichols, this romantic drama […]