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- WYPR's firing of Sunni Khalid raises questions about censorship at Baltimore's public radio station.
- Sunni Khalid, managing news editor at WYPR-FM, has been dropped by the public radio station after more than nine years on the job there. His departure from WYPR was confirmed in an email by a newsroom staffer sent to colleagues at the station and elsewhere Monday. His last day was Friday.
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Veteran Baltimore journalist's last day at NPR station was Friday - Raymond A. Meseroll Sr., a former Loyola University Maryland campus police officer who owned an Internet radio station, died of heart disease complications March 11 at Howard County General Hospital. The Ellicott City resident was 51.
- Harford County Councilman wants county to consider using APG waste-to-energy site for transfer station
- Maryland is lifting restrictions and telling departing quarterback Danny O'Brien, offensive lineman Max Garcia and linebacker Mario Rowson that they are free after all to transfer to Vanderbilt or other schools if they wish.
- What happened with a teen dance in Oakland Mills that wound up being canceled depends, fittingly, on who's doing the spinning
- Baltimore area restaurants are getting ready for Mardi Gras celebrations
- Bernard "Bernie" Harper, a retired decorated Baltimore Police Department major who had commanded the Northwest District, died Saturday of cancer at his Northeast Baltimore home. He was 73.
- A long-closed movie theater is being eyed as a centerpiece for Baltimore's growing midtown arts district.
- The TV show's influence spanned generations
- Kenneth Allen Maylath, a veteran Baltimore broadcaster who had been host of "Conference Call" on WFBR-AM and was later news director at WCBM-AM, died Saturday of sepsis at Franklin Square Hospital Center. The longtime Parkville resident was 75.
- A day after the Ravens lost to the New England Patriots, 23-20, in the AFC championship game, Ravens strong safety Barnard Pollard revealed to the world -- well, a Houston radio station -- which team he will be pulling for in the Super Bowl on Feb. 5. I'll give you a hint: It won't be the team that beat the Ravens on Sunday.
- Throughout the season, it seemed as if Terrell Suggs was making a conscious effort to keep Tom Brady's name out of his mouth.
- Report: Mayor's husband reports attempted car break-in
- Former Maryland coach Gary Williams joins ESPN 980 as college hoops insider
- Put your purple on, says the banner above the flag on Te Sun Web site Wednesday. It lists places that the Ravens cheerleaders and staff are planning to visit Friday to pump up Ravens fans for the playoffs. Their very first stop is Alonso's.
- Put your purple on, says the banner above the flag on Te Sun Web site Wednesday. It lists places that the Ravens cheerleaders and staff are planning to visit Friday to pump up Ravens fans for the playoffs. Their very first stop is Alonso's.
- There are 28 parks in Carroll County, including five in Westminster. The newest will soon have a name, to be chosen from suggestions by the public. Rose Frock, of Westminser, is among residents who have submitted a suggestion. Frock would like to see the park named for longtime WTTR Radio station manager and morning-show host Dwight Dingle, who died in November 2009 at age 63.
- Capital News Service on what to expect in General Assembly
- Phyllis J. Rouzer, a homemaker and former sales associate, died Dec. 27 of cancer at Lorien Assisted-Living in Mount Airy. She was 92.
- Baltimore restaurants offering fixed-price menus and fireworks to New Year's Eve diners
- A Virginia man was injured and cited with trespassing after he parachute-jumped off the Maryland Public Television radio tower in Crownsville. A second man was cited for trespassing.
- Wednesday, the 37-year-old journalist talked with me about her decision, her days in Baltimore and future plans.
- Sports reporter Jennifer Royle is leaving Baltimore radio station WJZ-FM (105.7 The Fan) at the end of the Baltimore Ravens season, she said Tuesday.
- The self-taught WBAL talk show host shared his final days with listeners
- Veteran WBAL radio host Ron Smith announced on-air Monday that he is in home hospice and will no longer appear on air.
- In 1981, one musician combined Baltimore's love of Christmas and crustaceans into a song that's become a holiday staple
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- State Sen. Nancy Jacobs says the Penn State abuse scandal has prompted Maryland to review reporting requirements.
- Ted Jaffee, whose local broadcasting career in both radio and TV spanned nearly 40 years, died Monday. The former Lutherville resident was 92.
- Ted Jaffee, whose local broadcasting career in both radio and TV spanned nearly 40 years, died Monday. The former Lutherville resident was 92.
- After 50 years as host of "It's Academic," the longest-running quiz show on television, Mac McGarry, the longest-tenured host, says "it's really time" to step down.
- George S. Everly Sr., former secretary-treasurer of the old Baltimore Transit Co. who played in and led his own society band, died Oct. 25 of renal failure at Genesis HealthCare in Severna Park. He was 94.
- Bagby Group announced as tenant for Towson City Center, will open Cunningham Kitchen, a farm-to-table restaurant
- TU and Goucher presidents working to strengthen ties with community
- The case of Lisa Simeone, the radio host forced off one public radio show because of her involvement in the occupy movement, says a lot about today's toxic political climate.
- Right or wrong, Lisa Simeone has landed NPR back in the culture-wars battlefield. Her role in October 2011 — one of the groups camped in the nation's capital as part of the Occupy movement — could also spell an end to her presence on public radio after decades on the air.
- National Public radio says it is looking into the role that Baltimore resident Lisa Simeone is playing as a spokeswoman for "October 2011," one of the Occupy D.C. groups encamped at Freedom Plaza in Washington.
- Chief engineer at the old WAAM-TV and made the switch to WJZ and cable but never lost his affection for old tube radios
