WBUR lashes out at WGBH

[Kevin Vahey]

Somehow overlooked in this is WGBH also took over WCRB and while that is a separate entity - GBH reinvented the wheel. Classical was saved in Boston (perhaps not to the liking of some used to 102.5) where in many markets it has vanished.  

WBUR is secure - it has for decades not been a college station but a station owned by a college. WERS has always been a student project, WHRB is well Harvard :) WMBR is only now embracing MIT, WZBC does their thing. 

I think WHRB is safe now - in the Larry Summer era is was looked at as an unperforming asset - but again that is Harvard. 

WBUR more than anything was the vision of John Silber. 
-----Original Message-----
From: "Paul Hopfgarten" <paul@derrynh.net>
Sender: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.orgDate: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:46:02 
To: Bob DeMattia<bob.bosra@demattia.net>; boston Radio Interest<boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Reply-To: Paul Hopfgarten <paul@derrynh.net>
Subject: Re: WBUR lashes out at WGBH

W(e're)
B(itching)
U(nreasonalbly about our)
R(ival)

-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob DeMattia
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2011 8:32 PM
To: boston Radio Interest
Subject: Re: WBUR lashes out at WGBH

Some how I couldn't see something like:

*WRKO management is fuming that Boston can only support one talk radio*
*station and WTKK stole our format.*

Maybe they might think it, but saying it to a reporter?!?
Sounds like the WBUR manager needs to grow up.

-Bob



On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Kevin Vahey <kvahey@gmail.com> wrote:

> The Globe ( 4-16) looks at the war between WBUR and WGBH and at first
> glance
> WGBH is winning as 90.9 is bleeding listeners.
>
> WBUR management is fuming that Boston can only support one public radio
> outlet and GBH stole our format.
>
>
> http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/04/16/wgbh_changes_sting_public_radio_rival/?p1=News_links
>