Andy Kershaw, a globe-trotting radio host for the BBC who introduced millions of listeners to an eclectic mix of music from around the world — Delta blues, Sufi devotionals, Zimbabwean pop — and then took an unexpected turn into war reporting from places like Haiti, Rwanda and Thailand, died at his home in Todmorden, England,…
SiriusXM is in early-stage discussions to acquire iHeartMedia, a deal that would create an audio giant with a foothold in traditional and satellite radio and podcasts, two people familiar with the discussions said Friday. Should a deal come to fruition, it would be the culmination of years of speculation about a tie-up. Liberty SiriusXM Group,…
A pirate radio station is a clever subject for a jukebox musical. And there’s none more famous than Radio Caroline, whose revolutionary broadcasts from a boat off the Essex coast launched a culture war with the British government. Writer Vikki Stone has partly fictionalised the story of that ship, with characters only tangentially based on…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Prosecutors have downgraded some of the most serious sex abuse charges against veteran broadcaster and former Wallabies coach Alan Jones, who now faces 27 charges of indecent…
