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New York radio pioneer Harold Jackson, the first African-American voice on network radio, has died.

98.7 KISS-FM is no more. The soul and R&B station will find a new home and name on the dial: 107.5 WBLS.

Bergman, 72, was one of the founders of The Firesign Theatre, and died Friday due to complications from leukemia. Listen to The Big Internet Broadcast of 1996 and Digital Diner with Bergman, Philip Proctor and David Ossman of The Firesign Theatre.

Ruben Santiago-Hudson discusses directing and acting in the first ever radio play/production of Zora Neale Hurston’s "Their Eyes Were Watching God,” which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the original publication. It is being performed on February 29 and March 1, at 7 pm, in WNYC’s Greene Space and will be broadcast nationally in September.

Even the guy in charge of the Dow doesn't check it every day. Yet we're constantly bombarded by news of the Dow's daily movements.

Kraft Foods thought that the Chinese would love the Oreo, but they didn't. And this started a whole process in the Chinese division of Kraft of rethinking what the essence of an Oreo really is.

The industry underwent a massive change 30 years ago. Since then, airlines have lost some $60 billion. Some are still trying to adapt.

Most of the cheese at Murray's Cheese Shop comes from Europe. And the cheese buyer's bonus hinges on the future of the euro.

Norman Corwin, whose 70-year-career as a writer made him a legend in the world of radio, died on Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He was 101. Corwin wrote, directed, and produced for radio, television, film, and the stage. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his script "Lust for Life," a 1956 biopic about Vincent Van Gogh. During the "Golden Age of Radio" in the 1940s, Corwin was a prolific producer, working in every genre. Two of his radio works, "We Hold These Truths," a 1941 documentary about the Bill of Rights that aired after Pearl Harbor, and "On a Note of Triumph," a 1945 piece that aired on VE Day in 1945, are considered masterpieces of the medium. Corwin remained a writer-in-residence at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.

DIY (Do It Yourself) galore at World Maker Faire NYC 2011

Fifty years ago this summer, Mildred Gillars was released from prison.  Known more widely as Axis Sally, Gillars broadcasted pro-Nazi propaganda during World War II on German state radio.  After the war, she became one of the only women ever convicted of treason in the United States.  Brooke spoke to historian Richard Lucas, who wrote Gillars’ biography, about her broadcasts, her trial, and her quiet life in Ohio after her imprisonment.

Song: Lili Marlene

Artist: Munich Meister Singers

For those who tinker like it's 1959, Leed's Radio is Candyland. This 2,500 square foot warehouse is literally jam packed with an inventory of  just about anything requisite for a radio made before 1965.

Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, host of the Peabody Award-winning WNYC program “Radiolab,” talk about creating the show and what’s in store for their new season.

WNYC is expanding its reach. It's set to acquire four radio stations owned by the state of New Jersey.

WNYCs Radio Rookies has started working with a new social networking website called Broadcastr, a worldwide platform for location-based audio stories. Our pieces can now be found on the Broadcastr map scattered throughout the 5 boroughs.

Lisa Napoli talks about moving to Bhutan: a deeply spiritual place whose citizens are believed to be among the most content in the world. Radio Shangri-La: What I Learned in Bhutan, the Happiest Kingdom on Earth is an account of how she created a new community for herself and helped to start Bhutan’s first youth-oriented radio station: Kuzoo FM.

Ira Glass, host of Peabody Award-winning radio program “This American Life,” talks about the show and about creating the “This American Life” television series, which was originally shown only on Showtime but is now on Current TV and available on basic cable.

It's a debate that's been around for as long as the Internet has been around: How do we keep the information superhighway open and beneficial for the public in a world that seems increasingly driven by corporations? The question has inspired plenty of debate about modern treatment of older principals, but author Tim Wu insists this debate isn’t new. He says it’s been around as long as communication structures have existed — from the telephone and radio to television.

Scott Simon, host of National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition, recently published the book "Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption". WNYC's Amy Pearl caught up with him after he spoke on The Leonard Lopate Show.

John Schaefer hopes there's at least one more radio recording out there...