Don Lockett, formerly NPR's chief technology officer, has written The Road to Digital Radio, a "management level overview" of the technology.

Public Radio Program Directors rescheduled its conference this fall to avoid a conflict between its old dates and the observance of Yom Kippur. PRPD is now set for Sept. 29 through Oct. 2 in San Antonio. See Current's Calendar for more events.

Sandra Tsing Loh briefly discussed her recent firing from KCRW on last night's On Point, a show produced at Boston's WBUR-FM. (RealAudio; Loh starts at 35:13.)

Anxieties over anti-breast fever in Washington prompted American Experience to re-edit a love scene in its upcoming documentary about Emma Goldman, according to the Washington Post.

The American Prospect previews the forthcoming Air America Radio, the talk radio network aimed at liberals that has so far hired away four denizens of public radio, including Katherine Lanpher.

Minnesota Public Radio is seeking applications for its Classical Music Initiative, an NEA-backed project to incubate new ways of presenting classical music.

The New York Observer discusses the return of Kurt Andersen--host of public radio's Studio 360--to the pages of New York magazine, which he formerly edited.

PBS's American Experience plans a three-hour film on the history of Las Vegas, according to the Miami Herald.

PBS is demanding that KCTS-TV pay $3.2 million in back dues, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. President Bill Mohler is appealing to viewers for help.

Listen to or read Sandra Tsing Loh's Marketplace commentary about getting fired from KCRW-FM in Santa Monica, Calif.