Exercise your creative side in Rock Hill

 
I think this is about the perfect time of year—especially here in the Carolinas.
The flowering plants are working overtime to please us. Skies are gorgeous. No air conditioning bills.  At least for a few weeks.  And a zillion great activities.
 
Check out a three week event at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, called “Create Carolina”.  It [...]

What will get your vote, your goat?

Company’s coming, and they’ve brought along scads of TV crews, miles of bunting, and a bundle of focus-grouped  “talking points”.
 
Hold on for the May 6th Presidential Primary here in North Carolina.
 
It was supposed to be all over by now, except for ordering of the liquor for the hospitality suites at the national political conventions.  [...]

Author Gladwell Suggests the Path to a Greater Charlotte

Malcolm Gladwell, the author of Blink and The Tipping Point, packed the house at the annual luncheon of the Foundation for the Carolinas, in the Charlotte Convention Center, March 13th.
 
Gladwell is an animated speaker, and he ties together social phenomena as diverse as fashion trends and community building.
 
He said the key to a thriving, nurturing [...]

The Numbers in Public Radio

Since we are a public, non-profit station, should we use audience ratings as part of our decision-making?  We tackled that question on a recent “Charlotte Talks” show. The guests were Program Director Paul Stribling, News Director Mark Rumsey and myself.

I think audience research plays an important role in public radio.  Third-party research allows us to [...]

2008 is the Digital Discovery Year

2008 will be a nail-biting year for the content creators (formerly known as broadcasters) in the television business.

On February 17th of 2009, TV stations will be required to shut off their analog signals in the VHF band. Those are the waves of energy that have been used since Sid Ceasar first romped into your grandma’s [...]