Freeform or Death – A WFMU documentary
Radio Survivor readers should already be aware of the love we express for New Jersey’s non-commercial freeform radio powerhouse WFMU. Although the station may not be as popular or highly rated as a top...
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WFMU doc kickstarts into gear; Radiovision Festival announced
Sometimes I feel like WFMU news should be its own category here at Radio Survivor, due to the station’s constant innovation and newsworthiness. First up, I can report that the Kickstarter for the WFMU...
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Decentralized Dance Party aims to Kickstart documentary & global radio parties
The DDP CrewLast year we posted about the Decentralized Dance Party’s appearance at SXSW. The DDP uses a low-power unlicensed FM transmitter worn in a backpack, instead of a PA, to broadcast dance...
View ArticleDr. Demento documentary close to Kickstarter goal
There’s a lot of love here at Radio Survivor for the most famous and prolific booster of humorous, novelty and parody music on the radio, Dr. Demento. Filmmakers Scott McKenzie and Devin Lucas want to...
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Podcast Survivor: Crowdfunding Destination DIY
Podcasters looking to fund their productions are looking to a variety of methods to raise money. As I discussed Tuesday, many podcasts are taking on advertisers. Another tact gaining prominence is...
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Podcast Survivor: ‘Earbuds’– Documenting the connection between fans and...
Graham ElwoodOne of the recurring topics of discussion around podcasts is the fact that it seems like a relatively small number of people actually listen to them, especially compared to the audience...
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Podcast Survivor: This week’s podcasting news
There are a couple of interesting items about podcasting to review this week: NPR’s Mike Pesca is quitting to host a Slate Magazine podcast, and a look at different funding methods for ’casts. Before...
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Podcast Survivor: The Week in Podcasting News
In this week’s podcasting news: a look at Transom’s new “This Is Radio” video series, a comparison between digital magazines and podcasts, and a Kickstarter update. The online and IRL public radio...
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Podcast Survivor: The Business of Podcasting is Booming
The business of podcasting continues to attract serious coverage, which I report here each week. This week coverage comes from the Columbia Journalism Review and PBS’s MediaShift. There’s good reason...
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Radiotopia’s Kickstarter & Gimlet Media Pose Podcast Funding Options
Alex Blumberg’s podcasting company Gimlet Media just crowd-funded $200,00 in less than two days. Only the company didn’t use Kickstarter, Indiegogo or another familiar platform. Instead Gimlet invited...
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Radio Survivor Podcast #15: Retiring Rendered
This episode is a must-listen for podcast producers, anyone thinking of launching a podcast, or folks who just plain love podcasts. Julie Sabatier is a radio and podcast producer who recently decided...
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Don’t Waste Your Money on that Bluetooth Cassette Player Kickstarter
Last week – coincident with the original Walkman’s 40th birthday – I saw all these articles reporting on this supposedly “world’s first” Bluetooth enabled portable Walkman-style cassette...
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