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...apparent to most of us in broadcasting that your father got you your job." HOWARD STERN, U.S. talk-radio host, in an interview with U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell, son of Secretary of State Colin Powell. Stern's show has been fined twice by the fcc for obscenity
...DIED. JOHN PEEL, 65, British disk jockey whose keen ear for new talent helped shape modern rock 'n' roll; while on holiday in Cuzco, Peru. Peel joined the BBC in 1967, the year Radio 1 was launched, and was the first DJ to broadcast songs by Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie and the Clash. He went on to help create an audience for punk and, later, for alternative bands like the Smiths and Nirvana. In the 1980s, he hosted the Peel Sessions, live performances by a range of acts, many of which became classic recordings. Described by friends as an eternal...
Your article on Bruce Springsteen and the Vote for Change tour echoed the common sentiment that celebrities should steer clear of politics [Oct. 11]. But there is nothing wrong with activism, and Springsteen is better qualified than the pseudo intellectuals who rule conservative radio and television. Thirty years of touring the U.S. has given Springsteen a far better understanding of the true American experience and value system. How is his message any less patriotic than the flag-draped jingoism of the mainstream media...
...thought that would be best." Although her sight is failing and she's become a little wobbly on her feet, the former needlework instructor remains mentally alert and socially engaged. "She's really interested in what's going on in the world and listens to the news on the radio most days," Beijering says. Longevity didn't seem to be in the cards when Van Andel-Schipper was young, though. She was sickly and underweight as a child, and her parents were so concerned about her health that they kept her out of school; her father, the headmaster...
...remind me that there is always astonishing new music being made, somewhere, by someone - and it could be someone like me. In late 1971, John saw Roxy Music, the band I was in at the time, play a small gig and asked us to guest on his radio show. As a result, we had decent recordings of six of our songs, and it was those recordings that eventually got us a record deal. John's job wasn't the easiest. He spent his life diligently sifting through sackfuls of tapes that people sent and combing the obscure sections of obscure...