The new WGBH lineup

[D. A.]

   ...bring back Chris Lydon!


--- On Tue, 11/17/09, Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com> wrote:

> From: Bob Nelson <raccoonradio@mail.com>
> Subject: The new WGBH lineup
> To: "BostonRadio Mailing List" <boston-radio-interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
> Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 7:29 PM
> I was curious to see what would be
> replacing the blues and folk shows on WGBH next month so I
> used the search feature on
> their schedule page. For the first Saturday in December,
> they list This American Life at noon followed by On the
> Media at 1,
> Celtic Sojourn at 3, Prairie Home at 6, Says You! at 8,
> then Jazz with Bob Parlocha at 10 pm.
> 
> For weekdays I went to Dec 1 and 2 and found they still had
> classical listed 9 am to 4 pm but by Friday Dec 4 you see
> such things as blank spaces between 12-3 pm (still being
> worked out?) and: The Takeaway at 9 am, Diane Rehm at 10am,
> Fresh Air at 2 pm, and The World at 3 pm. The World also
> airs a bit later, I think. Eli P. noted that there's some
> duplication with WBUR.
> 
> So, cost-cutting by getting rid of some local hosts...and
> other changes, the biggest of course being the migration of
> classical to 99.5. An effort (facebook group, etc.) to try
> to change their minds about losing the folk and blues
> shows is underway but we don't know if it will succeed.
>