WNPR's Neighbor Sold

WCCC...WNPR's next door neighbor...is being sold to a Christian Broadcaster. You could see WCCC from the newsroom. WCCC's Brat Fest will be missed.

Word was Connecticut Public Broadcasting wanted to buy WCCC, but was unable to pull off the deal.

EMF Broadcasting will be acquiring the station to add it to its Christian AC “K-Love” network. K-Love has over 440 stations and translators nationwide. The audience is estimated to be about 12 million. The primary format focus is Contemporary Christian Music. This represents a new format for the Hartford Market. There is a LPFM (Mom and Pop) serving parts of the market. WCCC will provide full coverage.

Read more at: http://radioinsight.com/blog/headlines/89584/wccc-fm-hartford-to-be-sold/

Alabama Public Radio Civil Rights Documentary Wins Award

Three Things

First...Congratulations to Alabama Public Radio for its achievement. Their documentary about the "Children's Crusade" in Birmingham in 1963 is considered among New York Festivals' World's Best Radio Programs.

Second...the civil war is not over for some in the South. Check out the comments. It still takes courage to report on something that happened over 50 years ago.  http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/07/alabama_public_radio_wins_inte.html

Third...if you want to hear  "Civil Rights Radio", click on the link.

GPB Up and Running in Atlanta

Public Media News/Talk Middays

Georgia Public Broadcasting began broadcasting in Atlanta today. Rickey Bevington sent this email last night.

Dear Friends:

Please join me in marking an important day in the history of our great city of Atlanta.

Until 5 o’clock this morning, Atlanta was the only Top 10 media market in the U.S. without a midday public radio news/talk service. Starting today, Georgia Public Broadcasting is now filling this vital market gap on 88.5 FM.

This comes thanks to a new partnership between GPB and Georgia State University. With this collaboration, Atlantans gain access to a rich variety of information programs during the work day while GSU students gain hands-on career experience working in a major television, radio, digital and educational organization. GSU students will also be programming one of GPB’s HD television stations and will continue to program 88.5 FM between the hours of 7 p.m. and 5 a.m.  

Also starting today, I became the statewide local host during NPR’s All Things Considered program from 4 to 7 p.m., airing in Atlanta on 88.5 FM and across GPB’s additional 18 radio stations across Georgia. I hope you’ll join me each evening in your car, office or home to enjoy stories from across Georgia produced by our award-winning news team.

Sincerely,

Rickey    

Rickey BevingtonSenior Anchor/Correspondent
260 14th Street N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30318
Ph: 404-685-2694e-mail: rbevington@GPB.org
website: www.gpb.org