BJ Liederman, who composed the Morning Edition theme music, shares the little-known lyrics to the ditty.

Authorities in the Russian republic of Dagestan have been questioning Kelly McEvers, a public radio freelancer, and have asked her not to leave the region, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Garrison Keillor has contributed his voice to a British Honda ad.

"The radio station’s motto is 'Because there's always more to the story,'" writes the Washingtonian's Harry Jaffe about the new commercial news station, an extension of the Washington Post's print news, that's competing with the city's public radio stations. "But there's not always that much more."

FolkAlley from Ohio's WKSU-FM, "unlike most digital stations, feels like radio — it has intelligent, welcoming DJs who clearly know and love the music," writes the Washington Post's Marc Fisher. Fisher heard the service on a digital channel offered by Washington's WAMU-FM.

NPR's Brenda Wilson shared this remembrance of the late Kathy McAnally, a public radio freelancer who died March 24.