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Elizabeth Jensen
Lehrer Says ‘News Hour’ Money Woes Are Worst Ever
Submitted by Benton Foundation on May 19, 2008 - 7:45amIn its 25 years on the air, “NewsHour” has had fallow budget periods, but none that equal the current one, Jim Lehrer acknowledged. The financial squeeze was precipitated last summer when Archer Daniels Midland ended its 14-year sponsorship of the program.
Public Radio Tries to Reignite Its Public
Submitted by Benton Foundation on April 29, 2008 - 7:49amPublic radio is drawing its largest audience ever, some 28 million listeners nationwide each week. But if it’s a golden era, you wouldn't know it from the frenetic activity to remake the genre.
