Relevant Radio Conversations: an update

Back in August I wrote about Buffalo's public radio stations, WBFO's format change, and some conversations each station had about infrastructure and urban sprawl. I'm sure you can find it below.

Well, a couple weeks back, WBFO and WNED jointly announced that they are looking for ways to collaborate. Each station simultaneously issued the same statement. This is really exciting for many reasons. I think if both stations combined their reporting resources, they could cover a lot more stories. Additionally, I'd like to hear some of the NPR/PRI music programs here in Buffalo, especially the World Cafe and Echoes. A different morning program, like The Takeaway, would be great too. Essentially, I would be happy if they stopped duplicating programming.

The Innovation Trail is one thing that is already being done well collaboratively across Upstate. It's interesting stories about inventiveness and entrepreneurship that are oftentimes turned into radio segments.

The Capitol Pressroom's state political coverage is worth listening to this time of year, too. It's really nice hearing about Albany for an hour instead of hearing about it in fractured soundbites or in short news articles when space needs to be filled.