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Posts tagged as “public broadcasting”

SDPB Plans Best Fix Possible for Jazz Nightly Transmission Problems

It's Friday night—let's hear some good news! Last spring I was far from alone in lamenting the end of Uncle Jimmo's reign over the public airwaves. Our Legislature, apparently determined to extinguish arts and culture in all forms from our…

On My Radio: The Current from MPR

I am thankful that South Dakota Public Radio provides its great mix of news and music programming to counter the mindless commercial drivel and conformity coming out of most radio stations in South Dakota. But with their in-house music staff…

Budget Cuts Hurt SDPB & South Dakota Culture

South Dakota Public Broadcasting is making out worse than most in our state budget cuts. Schools "escaped" with 6.6% funding cuts; most other agencies are taking a 10% hit. SDPB, apparently having kicked someone's dog, gets a 16.6% haircut... which…