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After a decade there, Mackowycz went on to work in leadership positions at other stations, as well as writing a pop culture column and co-authoring a book about Rochdale College; he spent his final years writing poetry

Today the Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its final print edition. So what kind of advice are newspapers getting from people whose job it is to help them remain in business? If they are relying upon advice from Lee Abrams, the Chief Innovation Officer of the Tribune Company,  the future of newspapers is indeed bleak. The advice offered by Abrams sounds like nothing more than the street corner rantings of an aging hippie who has endured way too many acid trips. Is your humble correspondent ...

R.E.M. bassist Mike Mills looks back on 'Up,' his possible debut solo record, and why the band will never reunite.

Premieres Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Explore the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago.

American Experience The War on DiscoPremieres Monday, October 30, 2023 on PBS and Streaming on PBS.orgExplore the Rise of Disco and the Backlash That Tried to Destroy ItThe War on Disco, a new d

Known as 'the Grave Dancer,' Zell was an unlikely media baron when he purchased the Tribune Co.

Known as 'the Grave Dancer,' Zell was an unlikely media baron when he purchased the Tribune Co.

He wasn't a household name until he switched to Warner Brothers Records. That's the power of a label. Today there are only three majors, half a century

It's a big night for students at Mercer County High School -- it’s prom night.

With her new book, Kine Paulsen hopes to lower the intro barrier for people interested in exploring aviation.