The Connection was a radio call-in program from WBUR that ran from 1994 to 2005. Originally hosted by Christopher Lydon (1994–2001), and (after a series of short-term fill-in hosts) followed by Dick Gordon (2001–2005), it was syndicated to as many as 66 public radio stations in the United States. WBUR is the larger of two NPR member stations in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christopher Lydon born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1940 is an American media personality and author whose work in radio includes creating The Connection for WBUR. He is a former journalist with the New York Times, former WGBH Boston evening news anchor and was a candidate for mayor of Boston in... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Dick Gordon was the host of the NPR radio show The Connection until its termination in August 2005. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Public broadcasting, also known as public service broadcasting or PSB (though this term has a specific different meaning in the United Kingdom - see public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding...

In March 2001, Lydon was mysteriously dissmissed after negotiations for renewal of his contract broke down. WBUR had offered a huge salary, but Lydon wanted part-ownership of the program, since he felt that he and producer Mary McGrath had grown the show from nothing to being widely syndicated. He was abruptly locked out of the offices after management decided it couldn't or wouldn't give them part-ownership. According to Lydon, salary was not the issue. ^{[citation needed]} Lydon now hosts the WGBH radio show Open Source. WGBH is an established public television and public radio broadcast service located in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Open Source is a radio show hosted by Christopher Lydon, previous host of The Connection. ...

Dick Gordon became the show's host just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. He eventually took the program to Baghdad for 10 days in April 2003.^[1] For the 1993 bombing, see World Trade Center bombing. ...

The Connection was abruptly canceled after the August 5, 2005 broadcast, and Gordon laid off. Gordon says that the circumstances surrounding his termination were not explained well, though it is believed that WBUR was presumably not able to continue carrying the show. ^[2] August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

WBUR filled The Connection's 10 a.m. to noon timeslot with On Point, a similar program previously aired in the 7-9 p.m. timeslot. Gordon now hosts The Story with Dick Gordon at North Carolina Public Radio. On Point is a two-hour call-in radio show hosted by Tom Ashbrook and produced by Boston, Massachusetts WBUR-FM. The show often features senior editor of the Atlantic Monthly Jack Beatty as a news analyst The program also has a short diary at the end of each hour... The Story with Dick Gordon is an interview program produced by North Carolina Public Radio and hosted by Dick Gordon, former host of The Connection. ... North Carolina Public Radio is a public radio network based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. ...

The Connection's theme music was an instrumental version of Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by the band US3. US3 is a jazz-rap group founded in London in 1991. ...

References

1. ^ Conflict in Iraq field reports, WBUR
2. ^ Jurkowitz, Mark, "Dis-Connection: Dick Gordon speaks out about his surprise firing from WBUR", The Boston Phoenix, 2005-08-05. Retrieved on 2006-06-11.

The Boston Phoenix is an alternative weekly publication in Boston, Massachusetts that emphasizes arts and entertainment coverage, as well as alternative political viewpoints. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ...

External links

• The Connection website, with streamable show archives from 2000 to 2005