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Peruvian Radio Host Still Broadcasting for Kids at 97

Posted on 11/28/2012 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin TodayBy Carla Salazar of The Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — It was the golden age of radio and World War II still raged when Maruja Venegas began broadcasting a show for Peru’s children. Sixty-eight years later, her “Radio Club Infantil” is still on the air, making the 97-year-old Venegas the globe’s longest-running radio personality, according to Guinness World Records. “The children of yesterday are all grown now. They’ve married. They are grandparents today. So it’s them, the grandparents, who …

The Takeaway: Public Radio Stations Worry Shows (and Audiences) Getting Too Old

Posted on 06/25/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsAt public radio stations across the country, the biggest draws are decades-old shows like “A Prairie Home Companion” (started in 1974), “Fresh Air” (1987) and “This American Life” (1995). This has some producers trying to ‘youthanize’ NPR, if you will, with new programs designed to attract younger listeners. But could these appeals seriously change the tone of U.S. public radio?