Boston magazine has a long article on the public-radio war between WBUR and WGBH that I'm sure is just absolutely fascinating, but which I'm having trouble reading because it's just so full of mistakes, starting with the very first paragraph:
[WGBH] would seem better suited across the river in Cambridge, among the well intentioned and well-to-do, amid the futuristic R&D facilities that serve the region's tech industry. That's where WGBH was for years, of course, before its ambition outgrew the 12 buildings it had purchased on Western Avenue.
Of course? Does nobody at BoMag remember Zoom and its "Boston, MA 02134" tagline from back in the days when it was located on Western Avenue in Allston? But 'BUR shouldn't feel left out:
WBUR, despite all its reporting strength, doesn't have a daily show. Local content is dropped into Morning Edition or All Things Considered or saved for Radio Boston.
I know Robin Young is kind of low key - and her fans appreciate that - but, um, dudes, maybe hit the 90.9 pre-set around noon for a local show on 'BUR (and let's not forget that for two hours before that, Tom Ashbrook hosts a show on 'BUR).
Also, 'GBH's new building may, indeed be humongous, but, really, all of Brighton is scruffy and the structure towers over all of it?
Hat tip to somebody who read BoMag a lot more religiously than I do for pointing this out.
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