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Kevin Brass
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Media Watch: All Things to All People Meters
New radio ratings system kicks in
News Feature, Oct. 8, 2010
Media Watch: Shiver Me Timbers
Pirate radio station tells FCC to go walk a plank
News Feature, Aug. 6, 2010
Media Watch: 'I Want My KGSR!'
Format and signal changes alienate longtime fans – and boost ratings
News Feature, May. 28, 2010
Media Watch
The Austin Bulldog, Statesman dabble in new business models
News Feature, Apr. 23, 2010
No Mo' Money
Big-time radio fears tsunami; Dudley & Bob treads water
News Feature, Apr. 16, 2010
Media Watch: The Rag in the Modern World
Olde Austin Ragsters revive in a digital age
News Feature, Feb. 12, 2010
Top 9 Media Stories
News Feature, Jan. 1, 2010
Media Watch: Radio Waves
Station chiefs turn to meters to gauge listening habits
News Feature, Dec. 25, 2009
Media Watch: Sammy Allred Back on the Air
Shake, rattle, and roll in local radio
News Feature, Nov. 6, 2009
Media Watch: 'A Sense of Purpose'
Texas Tribune makes its debut in realm of nonprofit journalism
News Column, Oct. 30, 2009
Media Watch: Animal Stories and Snacking Trends
If you think TV news is quite dumb enough – you have no idea
News Feature, Sep. 25, 2009
Media Watch: 'Statesman' Off the Market
After entering final negotiations to sell the paper, Cox Newspapers walks away from the table
News Feature, Aug. 14, 2009
Media Watch: Unwinding the Twine at KUT
Listeners protest cutbacks of legendary DJs Paul Ray and Larry Monroe
News Feature, Aug. 7, 2009
Enter Austin Post
New online venture seeks to create a 'conversational democracy'
News Feature, Jul. 10, 2009
Statesmanship: Watching the Editors' Ink Dry
The Statesman's retooling isn't fooling anyone
News Feature, Jun. 12, 2009
'Statesman' Slam
That all ya' got?
News Feature, Jun. 12, 2009
Media Watch: KLRU's Numbers Don't Add Up
The recession has hit at KLRU
News Feature, May. 22, 2009
To the Cyber-Barricades!
Time Warner wants to meter broadband, and the techno-peasants are revolting
News Feature, Apr. 17, 2009
Media Watch: 'Statesman' to Go Platinum?
Equity firm specializing in 'distressed' properties looking at Austin daily
News Feature, Apr. 3, 2009
Eye of the Media Storm
On the block, the Statesman fiddles while the industry burns
News Feature, Mar. 6, 2009
Our Lips to God's Ear
What the new Statesman might do
News Feature, Mar. 6, 2009
Defense Appeal Targets Attorney Minton in WilCo Homicide
Brandon Threet's appeal attorney says Roy Minton dropped the ball
News Feature, Feb. 27, 2009
Media Watch: Local News
The Statesman and its suitors, and the TV shuffle
News Feature, Feb. 20, 2009
Media Watch: KXAN Bucks the Wave: Covers the News
KXAN bucks the wave – covers the news
News Feature, Jan. 23, 2009
Media Watch: Top 10 Media Stories of 2008
News Feature, Jan. 2, 2009
The Cable Channel Shell-Game Shuffle
The FCC is investigating Time Warner; African-American weekday news anchors are few and far between
News Feature, Nov. 28, 2008
Media Watch: Boob Tube Drama
KXAN, Time Warner battle not exactly a ratings booster
News Feature, Oct. 10, 2008
Nix to Negativity
Overheard at the broadcasters schmoozefest: Crisis? What crisis? Have some candy.
News Feature, Sep. 26, 2008
KXAN Airs Its Time Warner Laundry
KXAN broadcasts its disgust with Time Warner
News Feature, Sep. 19, 2008
KEYE on the Blink?
Shakeout at local CBS affiliate takes toll on station staff
News Feature, Sep. 12, 2008
Smith Takes 'TM' Helm
Monthly presses on in wake of layoffs, shrinking budget
News Feature, Aug. 29, 2008
More Heads Roll at KEYE
Weatherman Byron Webre among the latest cuts
News Feature, Aug. 29, 2008
Media Watch: Anybody Want to Buy the Bat Cave?
Read all about it – 'Statesman' goes up on the block
News Feature, Aug. 22, 2008
Media Watch
Sports guy Roger Wallace is unflappable as he delivers live sound bites from "halfway around the world"
News Feature, Aug. 15, 2008
FCC Overruled on 'Wardrobe Malfunction' Fine
News Feature, Jul. 25, 2008
Apocalypse February!
When digital TV arrives next year, you may not notice
News Feature, Jun. 13, 2008
TV Storm Surge ... and the Demanding Life of a 'Statesman' Editor
What would we do without TV during a storm?
News Feature, May. 23, 2008
'Statesman' Editor Retiring; Paper's No. 2 Stepping Up
Rich Oppel stepping down in June, at which point Managing Editor Fred Zipp takes over
News Feature, Mar. 28, 2008
Media Watch
The Statesman's getting smaller, but for what?
News Column, Mar. 21, 2008
Media Watch
KVET turns into poster child for station chaos, plus other tidbits
