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WBUR to Cancel Connection
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Boston, MA - July 16, 2005 - WBUR is canceling "The Connection" a program that debuted 11 years ago and was once the talk of Boston.

A total of eight employees have been laid off as part of the move, which station officials say is the last in a series of cuts to balance the books, while scaling back on fundraising drives.

The station also plans to shift focus and some resources from national to local programming.

Click the listen link to hear Martha Bebinger's report.



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The Connection

Letter from WBUR Acting GM Peter Fiedler about fundraising and programming changes

WBUR to change talk show lineup (Boston Globe, July 16, 2005)

Boston's public radio scene gets interesting (Boston Globe, July 17, 2005)





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