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Barry Melrose, prominent NHL player, coach and broadcaster, dies at 70

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago05 mins

Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife informed the network. “From the flowing locks of his distinctive mullet to the flared…

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Africa: BBC Has a Long History in Africa. New Book Offers a Critical Take On the Broadcaster

eriinfo.com1 year ago011 mins

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established its first radio transmitter sites in Africa in the 1930s, to reach the British colonies and beyond. It became a model for radio in Africa and later a model for TV news. But, almost a century on, what is the BBC’s colonial legacy and how does the public broadcaster…