New NPR base bubbles up on Westside. (Media).NATIONAL Public Radio took a big step forward last week toward opening a West Coast production facility. The Washington, D.C.-based network purchased a 1.8-acre property in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. with two buildings, at 9905 and 9909 Jefferson Blvd., from the Welk Group Inc., the holding company for the interests of legendary band-leader Lawrence Welk Lawrence Welk (March 11, 1903 – May 17, 1992) was a musician, accordion player, bandleader, and television impresario, hosting "The Lawrence Welk Show" from 1951 to 1982. . NPR NPR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Nepal Rupee. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. plans to move its L.A. news bureau and the production staff of "The Tavis Smiley Tavis Smiley (born September 13, 1964) is an author, journalist, political commentator, and talk show host. Early years One of ten children, Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi. Show" into the lot's 25,000-square-foot building by September. That facility is expected to eventually employ 90 people. In size, L.A.'s facility will be second only to NPR's headquarters. It will serve as a back-up facility for the network in case of emergencies. The facility also will play an important role in NPR's cultural coverage. To the chagrin of some in the public radio world, the network recently announced plans to focus more attention on popular culture as part of a restructuring restructuring - The transformation from one representation form to another at the same relative abstraction level, while preserving the subject system's external behaviour (functionality and semantics). plan that will result in 35 layoffs. Some reporters in the 16-member arts unit will be based in L.A. NPR has raised $6 million toward the estimated $12 million cost of the project. A smaller building on the Culver City property is occupied by a commercial company with five years remaining on its lease. Staff reporter Claudia Peschiutta can be reached at (323) 549-5225 ext. 229, or at cpeschiutta@labusinessjournal.com. |
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