“SONORA” GETS SPIKED!
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 19th 2011 at 10:47
That bright red thing in front of the downtown library has some new additions.
Read MoreWALLOW FIRE DESTRUCTION
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 15th 2011 at 8:46
I recently returned from a vacation in the White Mountains and took several pictures of the destruction caused by the Wallow Fire. The visit was quite eerie.
Read MoreNPR RAP SONG
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, April 14th 2011 at 10:32
While parody is a sincere form of flattery (I just made that up), it's apparent NPR has plenty of lovers.
Read MoreA PARODY ON NPR FUNDING
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, April 5th 2011 at 7:19
No doubt, you’ve heard of the threat to NPR funding, including numerous announcements on KUAZ and this website. Well, a parody news site has posted a funny story making light of the situation and “predicting” what would happen if NPR funding goes away.
Read MoreWHAT'S UP AT NPR?
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, March 23rd 2011 at 11:30
Unless you live under a rock, you’ve no doubt noticed the recent onslaught of bad publicity NPR has endured and some say the network isn’t doing much to defend itself.
Read MoreLET'S GET BACK TO NORMAL
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, January 19th 2011 at 10:51
The start of the new year didn't turn out well. Most likely, the top story for all of 2011 already has happened. Surely, the mass shootings of Jan. 8 will go down as the top local story and the top national story.
Read MoreHAPPY 2011
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, January 3rd 2011 at 9:23
The new year promises to be an exciting one for Arizona Public Media, as a new year will bring new things.
Read MoreAPPROACHING THE END OF THE YEAR
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Wednesday, December 1st 2010 at 9:51
As the year winds down, it's time to reflect on months gone by.
Read MoreTWEAKS AT NPR NEWS
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, October 28th 2010 at 10:55
If you've read my previous post about morning anchor chit-chat at NPR news, there has been some progress in rectifying the problem.
Read MoreA GUEST BLOG
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, October 22nd 2010 at 6:16
With the election season winding down, I've decided to use my space for a guest blog from our political reporter. Christopher Conover, take it away...
Read More"ALBANIA, ALBANIA"
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, October 7th 2010 at 8:17
After hearing a story about Albania on NPR, I realized I don't know much about the country, except for what I learned on a sitcom.
Read MoreMAKING SENSE OF BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, September 28th 2010 at 10:10
With the election season upon us once again, now is a good time for a primer on how the ballot measures numbering system works.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, September 20th 2010 at 7:27
There seems to be a lot of authors on NPR lately, but I've noticed a disturbing trend.
Read MoreWHAT IS HAPPENING AT NPR?
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, September 2nd 2010 at 19:06
NPR has this new thing where the news anchors talk to each other during the newscasts and I don't like it.
Read MoreIT'S NOT OUR FAULT
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, August 13th 2010 at 9:19
NPR recently announced that their news anchors are now running their own boards (consoles) and that effort has become quite noticeable on the air.
Read MoreHOWARD STERN VS. CARL KASELL
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, July 30th 2010 at 10:42
Well, here's a feud I didn't know existed.
Read MoreCATCHING UP
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, July 20th 2010 at 7:27
Sorry for the lack of blogging, but a vacation and some internal changes here at AZPM have been keeping me busy and offline. Now, let’s catch up.
Read MoreGATHERING THE COMMENTS
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, June 24th 2010 at 11:48
We've had our comments module active sitewide for a number of weeks now and I thought I'd bring you a few in this space.
Read MoreLITTLE TWEAKS TO THE AZPM WEBSITE
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, June 15th 2010 at 9:52
Perhaps you’ve noticed the evolution of the AZPM website over the past couple of months. While it was a herculean effort on the part of programmers to revamp the site, most of the hard work is done and now we are in the tweaking and value-added stages.
Read MoreMORE NPR VIDEO STUFF (LAST ONE)
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, June 10th 2010 at 11:29
At the risk of becoming a single-topic blogger, I present to you one more funny video from NPR.
Read MoreNPR SPOOFS ITSELF AGAIN
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Friday, June 4th 2010 at 11:36
Perhaps you read my previous post about NPR spoofing itself with the help of LadyGaga. Now, its spoofs continue, with some more funny stuff.
Read MoreAN ACTIVE SUMMER NEWS SEASON
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, May 27th 2010 at 6:28
It’s almost summer and that usually means a dearth of local news. I’m not sure that will be the case this year.
Read MoreSB 1070 DEBATE GETS WILD
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Monday, May 17th 2010 at 8:47
Maybe this wasn't the proper venue, but it shows feelings are still strong on either side of the SB 1070 debate.
Read MoreWEBSITE UPDATES
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Thursday, May 13th 2010 at 6:49
We launched a revamped version of this website at the beginning of May and and there are some new additions we just added, as we continue to tweak the site.
Read MorePOST YOUR COMMENTS
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From the desk of Robert Rappaport on Tuesday, May 11th 2010 at 9:57
Comments are now active on ALL sections of our website. This reflects a change from our previous site, where only blogs accepted comments.
Read MoreMusings and news extras from Robert Rappaport, morning news anchor and one of AZPM's content guys.
