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Local NPR stations starting "Op Ed" series

02/10/06 · 9:01 am :: posted by Jack Coleman     

The three National Public Radio stations on the Cape and islands - WCAI-FM in Woods Hole (90.1), WNAN-FM on Nantucket (91.1) and WZAI-FM in Brewster (94.3), today began running a new feature in their broadcast schedule, an "Op Ed" which will air twice a week.
Today's first on-air column was written by Harwich poet Mary Cronin, who teaches at Cape Cod Community College, on overuse of standardized tests.
Cronin's piece, titled "Positive Effect," was broadcast at 8:30 this morning and will run again at 5:45 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 13.
The second installment in the series is an op-ed in favor of the Cape Wind project from Clean Power Now, read by veteran newsman and CPN member Francis Broadhurst. The piece will air on Friday, Feb. 17 at 8:30 a.m. and Monday, Feb. 20 at 5:45 p.m.
All subsequent op-eds will run on these days and times.

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02/10/06 @ 9:38 am
Pilgrim [Visitor] writes:
Kudos to NPR for doing this. It would be great if we could know in advance the topics so we can tune them in. Also, if someone wanted to write a piece for them to consider, are there guidelines and addresses?
02/10/06 @ 1:28 pm
Anonymous [Visitor] writes:
The local NPR stations are sounding more and more like a daily newspaper ever since they got in bed with the Cape Cod Times.

I wonder what the NPR rules are about being bought out by a for-profit news organization without them actually paying for the station. Or is the CCT subsidizing WCAI-WNAN, does anybody know?
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