I recently asked a prominent activist investor — someone who regularly demands from the public companies he targets various forms of boardroom change — what he would demand from a financially troubled radio network that needs to broaden its audience and make more money. His answer: He would issue an ultimatum that the CEO and … Read more
Paddy Cosgrave has returned to his role as CEO of the major European tech conference Web Summit – less than six months after he resigned after sparking outrage by accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza. Cosgrave, an Irish entrepreneur and Web Summit’s co-founder, had stepped down from the firm’s top post last fall after … Read more
“In the Know,” a new stop-motion comedy series on Peacock from Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner, and Mike Judge, begins with sounds familiar to any NPR listener: thoughtful hmm-ing, the performance of active listening. “Oh, that’s interesting,” a pasty, bare-chested man, Lauren Caspian (Woods), says to himself in a tiled bathroom. He has a wraithlike build, … Read more
South African singer Thandiswa Mazwai is preparing for her NPR Tiny Desk performance, which Is scheduled to be released in the next few month. ALSO READ: Inside Jeff Bezos star-studded 60th birthday celebration THANDISWA MAZWAI TO PERFORM ON TINY DESK In December 2023, Thandiswa teased fans about potentially performing on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert … Read more
