KMHD Best Jazz Station

KMHD, Portland went from the brink of chaos in 2009 to jazz station of the year. Jazz Week Magazine gave the award to KMHD in August. Tom D'Antoni interviews PD Matt Fleeger who is credited with turning the station around after he was hired by Oregon Public Broadcasting. The interview and video appear in OregonMusicNews.com.

Changes at OPB

Music Programming is making way for entertainment and information programming at Oregon Public Radio.

Six shows (mostly music programming) are moving over to their on-line service to make room for series like Moth Radio, Radio Lab and Moyers and Company. Oregon Public Radio expects there will be complaints. John Bell, director of member communications says all programs have a fan base but, trends in OPB's audience indicate a demand for more news and information programs. There's a wealth of new programming at this time. The changes offer OPB the chance to freshen their sound and try out the new content.

There's a lot more on the changes, plus comments at The Oregonian.

A positive way to look at the comments is, at least listeners care.