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Tag Archives: kqed
Media roundup: sci fi, electronica, the tragedy of suburbia, and public radio
And now, a brief list of things produced by fellow humans I enjoyed reading, hearing and watching in the past few weeks. Books: Larry Niven’s Ringworld I was drawn in by the concept of a ringed artificial habitable structure orbiting … Continue reading
Posted in internets, media
Tagged anthropology, card, count souvenirs, cut copy, dead, digg, dyson, ender, ender's game, forum, game, halo, james howard kunstler, junior boys, kqed, larry, larry niven, niven, npr, orson, orson scott card, pri, reddit, ring, ringworld, scott, selected shorts, speaker, speaker for the dead, sphere, star, sun, ted, time stands still, universe, wnyc, world
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Station Manager of 91.7 KALW San Francisco reaches out to listeners.
During my Tuesday shift I was pleasantly surprised to hear a radio station manager speaking directly to listeners for an extended period of time about the state of the station. In the past, I’ve heard station managers speak during pledge … Continue reading
Posted in media
Tagged 88.5, 91.7, alternative, am, bbc, broadcast, coverage, events, fcc, fm, harry shearer, kalw, kqed, local, media, modulation, national, news, npr, public, public radio, radio, regulation, san francisco, service, sf, sfusd, views, world
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Driving highlights
I had a beautiful set of days to drive a cab in the City. Sunny and 60s is the perfect weather. Above 60s and the greenhouse effect of the car windows makes it a bit too warm. I picked up … Continue reading
Posted in happiness, politics, taxi, work
Tagged buddha, buddhism, bureaucracy, bureaucratic, bureaucratic unit, cab, cabbie, city, creative, driving, entity, for-profit, forum, governing, government, graveyard, kqed, management, morning, municipal, non-profit, officer, operated, organization, organizational, owned, police, profit, rush, san francisco, sf, sfpd, shift, strategy, structure, taxi, taxicab, tree, unit, zen
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KQED Perspective: Peak Medallions
I condensed my usual rant about peak medallions down to a 2 minute piece for a KQED‘s Perspective. It’s a quick op-ed that airs during the morning drive time. It will air again on Saturday morning. It sounds a bit … Continue reading
Posted in media, politics, taxi
Tagged cab, find, hail, kqed, local, local policy, medallions, op-ed, opinion, peak, perspective, perspectives, policy, politics, regulation, san francisco, sf, supply, taxi, taxicab, variability, variable supply
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Muni Chief Nat Ford on KQED’s Forum
Above: San Francisco Muni Chief Nathaniel “Nat” Ford (left) chats it up with Mayor Gavin Newsom. KQED’s amazing community affairs program “Forum” featured Muni Chief Nat Ford Thursday. Michael Krasny asks some hard questions but didn’t always get great answers. … Continue reading
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Tagged 88.5, brt, bus, buses, ford, kqed, lrt, michael krasny, muni, municipal, municipal railroad, nat, nathaniel ford, railroad, railway, san francisco, sf
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