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The Ramble! The Second Hour!

Matt Martinez explains the near future

On this morning's show, Matt Martinez revealed what happened to the Ramble and the show's second hour. One of them is coming back; the other he explains -- just press play.

Meanwhile, for those of you determined to consider resurrecting the Bryant Park Project, I give you new media guru/BPP friend Rob Paterson. He's at least having fun with the exercise.

Laura Conaway

2:07 PM ET | 07-16-2008 | permalink

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Thanks, Laura for the link.
A copy of my comment on Rob's blog:
The need for a new funding-hybrid-model IS all important. I am one of those who are e-mailing, commenting, contacting, etc. to help save BPP in some form. My last effort goes out tomorrow - snail-mail to NPR CEO and Executives, etc., cc'd to The New York Times.
My main point in the letter will be to encourage vision - to adopt - quickly - this newer web-based model. The show, and by extension NPR, are showing rare creativity; I haven't seen this kind of community from MTV, VHS-1, Rolling Stone, other "youth-oriented" media. Yet, here it is at NPR. They just need to catch the wave and hang on.
Or, as you say, perhaps BPP will go independent and viral.

Sent by Glenn Wonacott | 8:53 PM ET | 07-16-2008

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