A winter trip to the Southwest yielded warmer temperatures, great scenery, and some very unique public radio listening.
Category: Off Topic
Fundraiser’s Minnesota Drama Highlights YouTube’s Success
In an era when we’re concerned about spending too much time on social media, Ryan Trahan is turning social media back into real life.
Off Topic: After Three Years, Resuming a “Mini-Retirement”
I consider myself very fortunate that, after more than a quarter-century in a volatile business, this is the first time that leaving a job was not my idea.
Roku TV Brings Back Coast-to-Coast TV Surfing
After decades of improvements, the live streaming TV experience has finally improved to the point where a media nerd can “channel surf” stations coast-to-coast like the old days of satellite TV.
Off Topic: New Surprises in the World of Hotel TV’s
I wrote about the vastly different ways hotels handle TV service a couple of years ago, and after a recent roadtrip, it’s time for an update.
Disappearing Towers and Taco Bell Receipts: Quirkiest FCC Filings
The news earlier this year about an Alabama AM radio station reporting its tower had been stolen prompted memories of a similar claim once made in the Upper Midwest, one of many…
Commentary: A Twin Ports View of WPR’s Format Changes
Wisconsin Public Radio’s upcoming programming realignments will end a once-vital connection between the Superior region and the rest of the state: the Ideas Network.
DX Log: Riding the FM Waves on Minnesota’s North Shore
For decades, I’ve been enjoying drives up and down Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior, not just for the stunning beauty, but for the radio reception.
Program Note
NorthPine.com has moved to a new transmitter site, so to speak.
Off Topic: Rocky Routine of Morning Hike, Afternoon Drive, Evening Stroll
After making it to all of the Western national parks for quick visits over the last couple of years, it was time to return to Rocky Mountain for a longer stay.