Radio
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Newyork
Larry Bensky, a Fixture of Left-Wing Radio, Is Dead at 87
A self-described activist-journalist, he was for many years the national affairs correspondent for the community-focused Pacifica network.
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Newyork
Tony Pigg, Celebrated D.J. of FM’s Golden Age, Dies at 85
Arising from the free-form San Francisco radio scene of the 1960s, he became an influential voice on the powerhouse WPLJ in New York.
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Books
An Online Radio Station Where Everything Is Eclectic
Music played by D.J.s like Flo Dill on NTS encompasses obscure ambient tracks and timeworn dad rock. The approach has won it fans far beyond its London home.
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News
Does Country Radio’s Treehouse Have Room for Beyoncé?
The pop superstar’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” could be a litmus test for a format that’s long been inhospitable to women and Black artists.
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World
Ameen Sayani, Pioneering Radio Star in India, Dies at 91
One of the first voices heard on the airwaves in Asia, he became recognized by generations of listeners in India over 42 years of broadcasting Bollywood music.
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Books
At This California Radio Station, the Call Letters Say It All
KGAY in Palm Springs is geared toward Gen X and older gay men who enjoy Rihanna but still worship Donna Summer.
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News
Jim Ladd, Free-Form Radio Trailblazer, Is Dead at 75
An institution of the airwaves in Los Angeles and beyond, he capitalized on the freedom the FM band offered in the 1970s to blaze his own path.
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US
The Wildly Popular Police Scanner Goes Silent for Many
American cities are encrypting their emergency radio communications over concerns about safety and privacy.
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Newyork
The N.Y.P.D. Is Upgrading Its Radios. The Public Won’t Be Able to Tune In.
The New York Police Department is spending $500 million on a new radio system it calls more reliable and secure. But the public will no longer be able to monitor what officers are doing minute to minute.
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Newyork
Dick Biondi, Fast-Talking Star of Top 40 Radio, Dies at 90
“Wild, outrageous, goofy and uplifting,” as one fan put it, he was based in Chicago for most of his career but had fans all over the country.
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