Saturday, June 17, 2017

Coverage Counts

St. Louis Public Radio is taking over operation of KMST.   When it comes to radio...Location  is everything. 100,000 watts is really impressive, but how many people are in the coverage area? It has been an uphill battle for KMST to generate enough audience to support itself. The alliance with St. Louis Public Radio and the cost effective sharing of programming may keep KMST in the public radio fold.

St. Louis Public Radio to assume operations of KMST 88.5 FM


The obvious loss is the local programming with the exception of "Bluegrass for a Saturday Night. St. Louis Public Radio General Manager Tim Eby says, "St. Louis Public Radio officials pledge to continue supporting civic events and cultural programs in the Rolla area."

Sunday, June 11, 2017

Cautionary Tales

Think Before You Send


President Donald Trump should serve as a cautionary tale about what we say and what we share online. His tweets have been introduced as his state mind evidence as his travel ban travels through the court. His posts are his own worst enemy.

He's not the only one self sabotaged by his social media posts. Ten potential Harvard students had their admissions denied because of their offensive posts.

But there's more...

About the same time I was considered the damage that could be done by ill-advised posts can an op-ed from Mark Oppenheimer in the LA Times about how Twitter is bad for him...because...well...it's a huge time suck. Just think about the time wasted over Trump's typo. As Oppenheimer puts it, "Life is short, summer’s here, and my dog deserves a long, leisurely walk. Halfway through, we’ll sit down for a spell. I’ll bring a book.