SHOT INTO CYBER SPACE

The ABC has been bombarded with complaints following a decision by NewsRadio to scrap the long-running astronomy show StarStuff. Blogs have sprung up urging disappointed listeners to contact their member of Parliament in a bid to have the “uneducated and ill-informed” decision overturned. ABC radio talks boss Margaret Cassidy says it’s a matter of prioritising resources. She says StarStuff presenter Stuart Gary is needed to work on the main news desk five days a week and the specialist program does not fit with the station’s rolling news format. the bloggers argue that NewsRadio has no trouble running block programming when it comes to sport yet can’t devote half an hour a week to scientific endeavour. A comprimise of sorts has been reached. The show will be offered as a podcast by ABC Science Online at abc.net.au/science/feeds.

http://afr.com/home/viewer.aspx?ATL://20080728000030070738&title=Radio

At least in pod cast format on ABC science online. A new episode was released today

http://mpegmedia.abc.net.au/science/…ff20080724.mp3

You can subscribe here:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/podcast/starstuff.xml

And get a description here:
http://www.abc.net.au/science/feeds/

There is also a petition going around to get the show back on the air…
http://www.gopetition.com.au/petitions/save-abc-news-radio-starstuff-program.html