ESPN "GAME DAY" posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, November 20th 2009 at 9:58

After taking a quick lunch break at the UA Student Union, I couldn't help but notice all of the disruption on the campus mall.

THIS BLOG INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, November 17th 2009 at 9:11

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THE PETER PRINCIPLE IN ACTION posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Monday, November 16th 2009 at 7:34

As of today, I am officially Arizona Public Media’s Classical Music Director. That means I’m basically getting a title, an office and a raise for doing just a little more than the work I’ve been doing for the past several months ...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO LIONA BOYD? posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Monday, November 9th 2009 at 7:41

The Canadian guitarist Liona Boyd was hot stuff, in more ways than one, back in the 1980s, but perhaps she suffered from over-exposure (quite literally, in the case of the translucent toga she wore on one album cover). Gradually she drifted out of the public consciousness, and stopped performing altogether in 2003 ...

NAGGED ONTO FACEBOOK posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 at 10:21

I have to admit, it's time for me to eat crow. After slamming Facebook in January, I am now a reluctant member.

SACD REVIEW: PRATUM INTEGRUM ORCHESTRA PLAYS TELEMANN posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Monday, November 2nd 2009 at 9:11

I’ve been hanging on to a small batch of SACDs on the Caro Mitis label for something like two years, intending but never getting around to writing reviews for this blog. Let me begin to rectify that, starting with two very attractive Telemann discs ...

WARM-UP FOR WINTER WITH AZPM THIS NOVEMBER posted to From the General Manager

From the desk of Jack Gibson on Friday, October 30th 2009 at 17:19

The Mister Rogers' Sweater drive is here, new show premieres, and Emmy winners at AZPM.

IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX? posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Friday, October 30th 2009 at 8:12

The main reason I’ve hardly been blogging during the past few months is that I’m just too busy with other duties around here. At the beginning of summer, Arizona Public Media—suffering from the same budget crunch as the rest of the University of Arizona—had to lay off a few employees, including KUAT-FM’s afternoon announcer and its music director. Since the goal was to save money, those people’s work had to be taken on by employees who were already salaried, meaning, primarily, Bill Luckhardt and me ...

ONE, TWO, THREE... posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, October 26th 2009 at 13:53

Volunteers will be out in force this Tuesday through Thursday, counting area bicyclists. The Pima Association of Governments is coordinating Tucson’s 2nd Annual Regional Bicycle Count.

INTERVIEW WITH THE VIOL MASTER posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Monday, October 26th 2009 at 7:19

In case you missed my announcement in August, I’ve withdrawn from the Tucson Weekly. As I wrote in that column, “I’ve been contributing to the Weekly for 10 years, during much of which I’ve reviewed one to three plays in almost every issue, and after all this time, I want my weekends back.” It turns out that plenty of other diversions have filled my anticipated weekend vacuum, so I have yet to enjoy all the cocoon time I’d anticipated. Besides which, I’m still writing for a couple of magazines ...

WELLNESS WEEK-PROMOTING HEALTH AT UOFA posted to The Baked Apple

From the desk of Luis Carrión on Friday, October 23rd 2009 at 14:11

Few people can claim to know what our national health care plan will look like in the future. However, organizers of the University of Arizona’s Wellness Week say that there is a lot we can all do today to help ensure our own good health.

BARRAGE PERFORMANCE FOR OMA posted to The Baked Apple

From the desk of Luis Carrión on Wednesday, October 21st 2009 at 22:56

Contemporary string ensemble Barrage will perform a benefit concert in Tucson for TUSD’s Opening Minds through the Arts.
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It’s no secret that arts education is often the easy target in these times of continuous budget shortfalls in our schools. However, there are many people that recognize the importance of a strong foundation in the arts as an integral part of teaching for the 21st century. Opening Minds through the Arts works to teach reading, writing, math and science to kindergarten through 8th grade students. Barrage, an innovative string ensemble from Alberta Canada, has developed an integrated program to educate, motivate and inspire students, and is bringing their touring show to Sahuaro High School, as a benefit for OMA.

FTC BACKPEDALS posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 8:37

In other news, the Federal Trade Commission is now telling book bloggers (and presumably CD reviewers) not to worry about its new rules on freebies and disclosure. It would be nice if the agency could get its story straight.

SECRETS FROM MEMBERSHIP CENTRAL posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 8:36

As you surely know by now, we’ve thrown ourselves into our autumn membership campaign. Coincidentally, last week Slate repeated an article in which June Thomas, after listening to campaigns on her New York City station, explained public radio's 10 most effective fundraising strategies. Read the article, listen to what we do, compare and contrast. And don’t forget to pledge.

TUCSON CITY COUNCIL SEEMS TAME posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, October 20th 2009 at 7:16

In this election season, tempers flare and accusations abound in the local council races, but it's all rhetoric. However, that's not the case in Florida, where constituents get angry...with each other.

PROCESSION PREPERATIONS UNDERWAY posted to The Baked Apple

From the desk of Luis Carrión on Monday, October 19th 2009 at 7:31

This year marks the 20th incarnation of what has become one of the quintessential Tucson experiences. The All Souls Procession takes place on Sunday November 8th, and is the culmination of a weekend full of activities.

EARLY LITERACY ON DISPLAY posted to The Baked Apple

From the desk of Luis Carrión on Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 22:22

The archaeological exhibit Writings Out of Time: The University of Arizona’s Cuneiform Collection showcases the Arizona State Museum’s extraordinary – and unexpected – holdings in Near Eastern antiquities. It will be open to the public from Sept. 14 – Dec. 18, 2009, in the Special Collections Library.

BEYOND PREACHING TO THE CHOIR posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Wednesday, October 14th 2009 at 9:13

We had a staff meeting yesterday at which senior staffers outlined Arizona Public Media’s growing use of social networking media. It’s great that we’re going to make a bigger push with Twitter and blogging and Facebook and such, but I’m not sure that some of us completely understand its potential ...

VISITING AN ENDANGERED REST STOP posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, October 13th 2009 at 9:44

After hearing the plans to close 13 of its 18 rest stops beginning next week to save the state some money, I decided to pay a visit to one of the popular sites on the chopping block.

I HAVE RETURNED AGAIN posted to Cue Sheet

From the desk of James Reel on Thursday, October 8th 2009 at 8:03

A long, long time ago I announced that I’d soon be resuming blogging. Obviously, I was being too optimistic ...

AN EXPANSION OF NEWS posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, October 5th 2009 at 12:03

While some other media outlets are cutting back on the amount of news they deliver, we at AZPM are actually expanding.

STARS SHINE IN OCTOBER, SOME PLANETS, TOO. posted to From the General Manager

From the desk of Misty McCormick on Thursday, October 1st 2009 at 9:17

Stars Shine in October, Some Planets, Too.

MOSEY ON OVER TO OUR HOME PAGE posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, September 24th 2009 at 11:50

We've added a local news area to the front page at AZPM.org, but let's get some things straight first.

WEB COMMENTS: DO THEY MATTER? posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, September 15th 2009 at 11:51

I must admit, I frequently read comments posted below news articles and blogs, so I can get a sense of the mood of America (or Tucson), but are they really representative of the population?

VOICE MAIL PASSE? posted to Rappaport's Notebook

From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, September 9th 2009 at 11:18

After discovering a voice mailbox (not mine) hadn't been checked since last October, I've come to realize that the once-handy technological wonder has become obsolete.