Tag: radio
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House
David Folkenflik NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit Tuesday morning in federal court against the Trump White House over the president’s executive order that purportedly bars the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS. “It is not always obvious when the government has acted with a retaliatory purpose in violation…
Trump tried to shutter Radio Free Europe. The EU threw it a lifeline
David Folkenflik The European Union has stepped in to provide Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty an infusion of millions of dollars to keep functioning as the international broadcaster battles the Trump administration to release funds Congress has already designated for it. “We are grateful for the emergency funding to help keep Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty afloat,”…
BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker dies at 79
DJ Bob Harris, who took over BBC Radio 2’s Sounds of the 70s show after Walker’s retirement, announced his former colleague’s death live on the station on Tuesday. Walker had pulmonary fibrosis, which is scarring of the lungs, a condition which makes breathing difficult. He stepped down from presenting Sounds of the 70s and The…