Sometimes I worry I’m missing out on life catching up on my reading.  And then I find buried gems that stimulate me.  I want to tell you about two. 1. Rob Walker’s article bout "Radiolab" in Sunday’s "New York Times Magazine" On ‘Radiolab,’ the Sound of Science I’m a satellite guy, I rarely listen to […]

He owns two radio stations in Aspen. And they only have two minutes of commercials an hour. As they say on the broadcast, you’re only two minutes away from music.  If all terrestrial stations adopted this paradigm, could the terrestrial radio band have a resurgence, could it dominate? We all hate terrestrial radio.  Because of […]

Satellite radio has not been the same since Lee Abrams’s departure. I don’t want to be an apologist for Mr. Abrams, but that sluts video that got him fired at the "Tribune"…he was Dixie Chicked.  There was no uproar at first.  It was all after the fact. Not that I believe the "Tribune" staff shouldn’t […]

He played "You Never Give Me Your Money"! And "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and… Howard’s on 24/7 on Sirius.  And they replay the best segments on Friday.  But if you miss it, you miss it forever.  That’s radio.  And sitting in traffic listening to Howard interview Billy was pure heaven, I didn’t want to get out. […]