Pirate Radio Goes Legit

The FCC is poised to license community radio stations in the Bay Area for the first time, and the competition promises to be fierce. by Phil Busse The radio station is little more than a back office tucked into a strip mall on the outskirts of Sacramento, just past a lonely Home Depot and two different Starbucks drive-throughs. Filled with one desk and a short stack of electronics — primarily a …

Popular Radio Host Shot to Death

A popular radio personality and veterans’ affairs advocate was found shot to death in her New Jersey home, shocking neighbors and friends who say they can’t think of any reason somebody could want to kill her. April Kauffman, 47, was found in her bedroom…