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France's first lady Carla Bruni puts her star power at the service of Aids (Times Online) Citing the memory of her dead brother, Carla Bruni, France's first lady, today put her celebrity power at the service of the cause of Aids, becoming an ambassador for the main international fund fighting the disease. us.rd.yahoo.com
Rogers Communications founder Ted Rogers dies (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Ted Rogers, who transformed a single FM radio station into a North American broadcasting, publishing and wireless telecommunications conglomerate, has died, Rogers Communications said on Tuesday. He was 75. us.rd.yahoo.com
Fire Chief Bill Gunter Retires - ‘True Community Hero' Has Enjoyed The 50-Year Ride (Polk County Democrat) What some may call a long journey, Fort Meade Fire Chief Bill Gunter calls “a good ride.” Friday night a retirement party was held in his honor by family and friends to celebrate Chief's 50 years of dedication and service. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mountain State native combines career, life’s mission in unique job (The Fayette Tribune) A local Christian radio station owner has launched a ministry geared to help area pastors find resources to better equip their congregations for service. us.rd.yahoo.com
Mobile Phones to Work on Glasgow Underground Railway (Cellular-News.com) Mobile phones will start working on the underground railway in Glasgow, UK from today following the deployment of radio network equipment by the mobile operator, O2 and transmission provider Arqiva. The service is currently limited to O2 subscribers only. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bloggers provide raw view of Mumbai attacks (AP via Yahoo! News) When gunmen started spraying Mumbai with bullets and seizing the city's landmarks, countless people around the globe turned not to the television or the radio for news, but to each other. us.rd.yahoo.com
Tim Grobaty: The man behind an era's soundtrack (Long Beach Press-Telegram) BOSS RADIO'S BOSS: One of our favorite recollections of growing up in the '60s was how the soundtrack of our generation was played live and loud in real time, practically everywhere we went. us.rd.yahoo.com
STATE/AREA (Tulsa World) Funeral home, church and cemetery locations are in the city under which the death notice is listed unless otherwise noted. Adair — Naomi York, 74, retired Rogers County Assessor's Office deputy clerk, died Thursday. Service 2 p.m. Tuesday, First Baptist Church. Shipman's, Pryor. us.rd.yahoo.com
Man Shot on City's Northeast Side (R News) Rochester police are investigating a shooting Monday night on the city's northeast side. Police were called to Radio Street just before 6 p.m. Police say a 47-year-old man was shot at least once in the upper body. His injuries are considered life-threatening. us.rd.yahoo.com
FAMILY-FRIENDLY CALENDAR (Asheville Citizen-Times) ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS: Holiday service with the choir and Montreat Scottish Pipes and Drums, 5 p.m., St. James Episcopal Church, 766 N. Main St., Hendersonville, 693-7458. us.rd.yahoo.com
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