Los Angeles radio station goes online with what it says is the first 24-hour international news stream, carrying programming from National Public Radio, Public Radio International and the BBC. – Los Angeles Times 02/15/00
Author: Douglas McLennan
NBC REPLACES SF AFFILIATE
TV network signs San Jose station to replace longtime KRON affiliate. – San Francisco Examiner 02/15/00
- Previously: NBC VS. SF AFFILIATE: Bay Area tycoon buys KRON-TV, the local NBC affiliate, for a record price – $823 million. NBC, a spurned bidder for the station, demands new conditions for remaining network affiliate on new owner. New owner to NBC: Drop dead. We’ll go it alone. – San Francisco Chronicle 02/14/00
DISNEY creates —
— new theater division to produce live Broadway and road company projects. – Backstage
MUSING ON THE MUSE
A Valentine’s ode to art’s inspirations. “Idyllic as it may sound, the relationship between artist and muse is not all sonnets and elegantly reclining nudes. A muse is as likely to be seduced, harangued and assaulted as courted, praised and revered. One moment she is an all-powerful goddess, the next a put-upon working girl.” – The Times (UK)
NAZI PLUNDER
The Nazis stole 600,000 pieces of art in Germany and the countries they occupied during Hitler’s 12 years in power, says the U.S. government’s top expert in stolen art from that era. – The Oregonian (AP)
HAVE A COW
The New York Foundation for the Arts has pulled out of administrating a major city-sponsored art project this summer to paint and display 1,000 fiberglass cows. The city had sought to have the foundation impose a rule on artists stating: “Designs that are religious, political or sexual in nature will not be accepted.” – Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (New York Daily News)
GET YER RED HOT RODINS…
Florida bargain hunter says she bought a Rodin drawing at a gift shop for $1.99. – Yahoo (Reuters)
ALL ABE ALL THE TIME
Chicago bookstore wins “Niche-Of-The-Year” award by making a go of selling only books and memorabilia related to Abraham Lincoln. – Publishers Weekly
NAZI PLUNDER
The Nazis stole 600,000 pieces of art in Germany and the countries they occupied during Hitler’s 12 years in power, says the U.S. government’s top expert in stolen art from that era. – The Oregonian (AP)
TIME-SHARE ART
London group gets together to buy art. Their combined funds and expertise about contemporary art give them a leg up on the market. – The Telegraph (UK)