Nov 4th, 2008 · The end of the election season means the end of election ads on local television stations. And while that may be good news for viewers, it's bad news for TV stations' budgets. Add to that, the economic downturn which is squeezing local stations.
Oct 3rd, 2008 · Viewers of Thursday night's debate between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden included a group at the University of Virginia's campus in Wise County. Steve Inskeep watched the debate with them and talks to Renee Montagne about the group had to say about the only debate between vice presidential candidates.
Oct 2nd, 2008 · Marshall Brain, an engineer-turned-TV-host, takes viewers behind the scenes to see what goes into producing common consumer products — from tennis balls, to escalators, to frozen pizza. His show "Factory Floor" airs on The National Geographic Channel.
Sep 30th, 2008 · A new law in Ohio allows voters to register and vote on the same day beginning Tuesday. Same-day voting ends on Oct. 6. Monday's ruling by the Ohio Supreme means political campaigns are taking advantage of a target audience. Television viewers in Ohio are being pelted with campaign ads.
Sep 5th, 2008 · Kerri O'Kane's new film The Gits succeeds as a documentary—she makes the viewer fall in love with her subject—and then some. Working with sparse footage from the 1980s and '90s, O'Kane still manages to make us fall head over heels for the rag-tag bunch of punk rock misfits better known as the Gits.
Sep 5th, 2008 · When a politician takes the convention stage, he or she is speaking to two very different audiences: the undecided viewers at home and the delegates in the arena. Thursday night, John McCain officially accepted the GOP's presidential nomination. On the convention floor, his acceptance speech was well received.
Aug 27th, 2008 · Political pundits live for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating conventions. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik has been surfing the television airways and reports on what the political analysts are saying about the Democratic National Convention going on in Denver. He finds viewers aren't always getting an independent assessment of events.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Steve Inskeep has more on why Mad Men is a popular show on the cable channel AMC.