http://ncpra.wordpress.com An online resource for public media in the Old North State Mon, 02 Nov 2009 04:14:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/b7445583e097c442bf7336abe68cd381?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://ncpra.wordpress.com http://ncpra.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/hello-world/ http://ncpra.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/hello-world/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:57:33 +0000 BK R ]]> Welcome to a new online resource for the 16 members of the North Carolina Public Radio Association.   Please give us your comments and suggestions!

]]> http://ncpra.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/hello-world/feed/ 0 roedeo http://ncpra.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/triangle-biz-journal-story-wunc-searches-for-stronger-voice-amid-stingy-financials/ http://ncpra.wordpress.com/2009/04/19/triangle-biz-journal-story-wunc-searches-for-stronger-voice-amid-stingy-financials/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:37:52 +0000 BK R http://ncpra.wordpress.com/?p=48 ]]> This April 17, 2009 story from the Triangle Business Journal chronicles the challenges faced by WUNC in a tough economy.  Key paragraph:  “Since its 2005 fiscal year, when the station recorded an income gain of $1.4 million, WUNC has lost money annually, topping out at a loss of $936,000 in 2008.”  The station has an annual budget of $7.8 million.  The article goes on to note that the station’s cash reserves are at approxiamtely $700,000, down from $3.8 million in 2006.   The story also notes the station’s ongoing search for an underwriter for Dick Gordon’s nationally-syndicated talk program  The Story, which costs an estimated $900,000 per year to produce.

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