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Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted October 21, 2011
Quotes of the Day Funky headline from NPR News: "Crash Leaves 5,000 Chickens On Northern Calif. Highway" Overheard... at the Newseum's Cartoons & Cocktails event Thursday night as Politico's ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted July 7, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY FishbowlDC Reader Larry Kelly sent this photograph of his glorious front porch in Ohio where he sits in a rocking chair and reads and tweets. He explains that the cabin shell was built in 1836. Kelly was an avid tweeter during WeinerGate.... [FishbowlDC]

Good Afternoon FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 31, 2011
QUOTES of the LONG WEEKEND Part II We're back with an unusual second edition of quotes. Bear with us while we catch up from the weekend. ... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted May 16, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY Photograph by Film/TV Producer Tammy Garnes in Atlanta on Sunday at Spelman College graduation. The commencement speaker was first lady Michelle Obama. Ro... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted April 4, 2011
QUOTES of the DAY "Just flew on smallest plane of my life. Eight seats, plus passenger who rode shotgun w/ pilot." -- Roll Call's Shira Toeplitz in a weekend tweet. Toeplitz tweeted the above photog... [FishbowlDC]

Good Morning FishbowlDC Readers - Posted November 17, 2010
Quotes of the Day Royally depressing? "Prince William giving Kate Middleton the Princess Diana engagement ring seems more depressing than endearing to me. Led to ... [FishbowlDC]

NPR's Daniel Schorr Dies at 93 - Posted July 23, 2010
Schorr as a CBS News Correspondent Daniel Schorr, a pioneer of broadcast journalism who was part of Edward R. Murrow's legendary CBS team, died peacefully this morning after a short illness, his family informed NPR. NPR stated in a release that he was surrounded by his family at the time of his... [FishbowlDC]

Friday NPR Fun - Posted June 4, 2010
This goofball video (below) was produced to introduce NPR President & CEO Vivian Schiller at the WSJ's All Things D conference. Spoofs include skits on ChatRoulette, a f--ing NPR tote, and NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon with ping pong balls. Backgrounder: The WSJ's D: All Things Digital conference g... [FishbowlDC]

Morning Reading List 10.01.09 - Posted October 1, 2009
Good morning FishbowlDC! Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line. mediabistro's ... [FishbowlDC]

Happy 30th Anniversary to Diane Rehm! - Posted September 25, 2009
DC's radio legend Diane Rehm celebrated a 30th anniversary in style last evening at the Andrew M. Mellon Auditorium. Former CBS newsman Roger Mudd served as the master of ceremonies and friends and colleagues gave speeches to commemorate this milestone. NPR's Sco... [FishbowlDC]

What (Some) Media Folk Make - Posted September 8, 2009
The Washington Post collected the salaries of 100 Washingtonians to commemorate Labor Day. On the list are a variety of professions, from garbage collector to panhandler to Abraham Lincoln impersonator, but what we really want to know: How much do DC's media folk make? Scott Simon, whose voice is familiar to NPR... [MediaJobsDaily]

NPR Relaunches NPR.org; Develops New Mobile Apps - Posted July 27, 2009
NPR relaunched its website today -- organized to highlight News, Arts & Life and Music. The redesigned home page features up-to-the-minute discussions of the day's news from NPR's news blog "The Two-Way." The site offers a new search tool powered by Google, more photos, images and graphics, and a better integration... [FishbowlDC]

Wrapping Up At The Personal Democracy Forum - Posted June 30, 2009
The past couple days have been filled with a flurry of panels and presentations about technology, politics and new media. There's been so much information flying around, its hard to sort through all the noise. That's why we were so pleasantly surprised by Kansas State University professor Michael Wes... [FishbowlNY]

NPR Weekend Edition Host To Anchor BBC "World News America" Tonight - Posted June 22, 2009
NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon will guest anchor BBC "World News America" tonight, sitting in for ... [FishbowlDC]

The Ticker: Williams, Simon, Wapner... - Posted June 22, 2009
> "Welcome to the Nantucket Film Festival — where Jews come to be honored," cracked NBC's Brian Williams, as he emceed the annual Film Festival this weekend. The event honored actor/director Harold Ramis. "I never thought I'd say this but how do you follow Brian Williams?," joked Ramis.... [TVNewser]

Atlantic/NJ Poll of Prominent Journos Says Journalism Hurt By Internet; Obama Coverage "Right" - Posted April 10, 2009
The Atlantic and National Journal turned to the big dogs to get a read on the state of traditional journalism. They polled 43 prominent journalists on whether journalism has been helped or hurt by the Internet- 65 percent said it has been hurt more, while 34 percent said it has been helped... [FishbowlDC]

@danielschorr: 'A Bridge Between the Generations' - Posted March 8, 2009
Perhaps the key to longevity in the media world is keeping an open mind. To wit: Dan Schorr, NPR news analyst (his Saturday morning segment with Scott Simon is a fave), and (at aged 93!) "the l... [FishbowlNY]