Leaning to the left, and hoping to be heard Jeff Santos is on an ambitious mission: For the past year, he has been building Boston’s only progressive radio talk show station. (Page B7, 799 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 19, 2009

There is no way to overstate the influence of Oprah on the life of 49-year-old Barbara Moulton of Boston. (Page A1, 1044 words)By: Johnny Diaz and Megan Woolhouse|Date: Nov 21, 2009

Boston is following a trend in radio that’s taking place in other cities across the nation: Its only 24-hour classical music station now depends on listeners - not advertisers - to keep it afloat. (Page B5, 725 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 18, 2009

A consumer advocacy group isn’t so sweet on the labeling of a new dried fruit cranberry product from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. (Page B5, 310 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 20, 2009

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday approved WGBH’s purchase of classical station WCRB 99.5 FM from Nassau Broadcasting Partners, station officials said. (Page B5, 158 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 14, 2009

Secrets, mystery in ‘Best Friends’ Greeting card artist Addie Downs needs some color in her life. The 30-something recluse works from home. She only ventures out to swim at the gym or visit her brain-injured brother at an assisted-living center. Her love life: a series of bad Internet dates. (Page G13, 620 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 16, 2009

Phoenix Media sues Facebook Phoenix Media/Communications, which owns The Boston Phoenix and other local alternative weeklies and websites, is suing popular social networking site Facebook for allegedly violating a patent related to setting up online personal profile pages. (Page B7, 515 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Oct 9, 2009

NECN, SportsNet find way to share strengths Since June, Bill Bridgen has worn two hats, serving as general manager of both the regional 24-hour news channel New England Cable News and its sister station, Comcast SportsNet. The result? The news cable channel is getting more sports programming and a $1 million-plus upgrade to high-definition broadcasting, while the sports outlet is hiring more journalists. (Page B5, 762 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Oct 31, 2009

Drugs and doubts in South Florida thriller Mary “Dulce Maria’’ Guevara is a divorced real estate agent whose life revolves around her independence and young son. (Page G5, 587 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Oct 28, 2009

Boston house hunters now have a very big option. The Ames-Webster mansion - one of the largest properties in Back Bay, with 26,000 square feet, 50 rooms, and 28 fireplaces - is for sale. Going price? Between $18 million to $25 million. (Page B1, 422 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Oct 15, 2009

At first, they look like mini-films or extensions of NBC shows. In one vignette, Anthony Anderson, who stars in “Law and Order,’’ defines personal responsibility. He then introduces his short film, which features costar Jeremy Sisto shooting hoops with a boy. They ask a lonely young boy to join them. (Page B7, 738 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Oct 23, 2009

At a time when the recession is battering newspapers, a group of Latino journalists in Massachusetts has launched New England’s seventh Spanish-language weekly newspaper. (Page B7, 897 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 6, 2009

Citizens Financial Group said yesterday it has selected five finalists in its search for a new ad agency, only one of which is in Boston. The news comes a week after Boston-based Arnold Worldwide said it would not compete for the advertising business that it has handled since 2001. (Page B5, 559 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Nov 5, 2009

The giant electronic green puzzle board is up. The colorful flat wheel is ready to be spun. (Page B5, 817 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Sep 2, 2009

Brush with celebrity When movie set decorator Debbie Cutler needed sculptures and paintings for one of the character’s homes in the Bruce Willis futuristic thriller “Surrogates,’’ she knew where to get her art props: Boston-based Lanoue Film Arts. (Page B5, 895 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Sep 17, 2009

The Bay State Banner, Boston’s only newspaper that focuses on the city’s black communities, has more than doubled its subscription rates while it finalizes a plan to keep the financially struggling paper in business. (Page B5, 602 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Sep 5, 2009

Boston audiences won’t actually have to watch television to tune into WCVB-TV (Channel 5) morning and evening newscasts. (Page B5, 649 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Sep 12, 2009

The Bruins have a new teammate in the world of advertising. The hockey team has hired Boston-based Mullen as its official ad agency for the 2009-2010 season. (Page B7, 362 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Aug 26, 2009

Body + soul, the health publication owned by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia , will close its Watertown offices to move to New York City, and in the process, lose one of its top editors. (Page B5, 477 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Sep 1, 2009

NEEDHAM - On any given day, Dr. Timothy Johnson deals with a variety of cases from swine flu to pop singer Michael Jackson’s coroner’s report - on TV, that is. (Page G1, 935 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Jul 12, 2009

With Price, WCVB aims to take back the morning NEEDHAM - Longtime Boston newsman Randy Price is returning to TV at a time when there are fewer viewers and advertisers. But can Price's 25 years of experience help WCVB-TV (Channel 5) win the morning news race? (Page B7, 620 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Jun 4, 2009

CLAREMONT, N.H. - As she gingerly placed chips on her Bingo board, 72-year-old Carol Bishop reflected on the recent closure of the city’s only daily newspaper, the Claremont Eagle Times: “It feels like I lost a good friend.’’ (Page A1, 1570 words)By: Johnny Diaz and Jenn Abelson|Date: Aug 14, 2009

Two Bay State residents who proposed new digital media experiments were among the winners in the 2009 Knight News Challenge. (Page B9, 254 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Jun 18, 2009

Publisher GateHouse to cut pay of most N.E. staff GateHouse Media Inc., which owns more than 100 newspapers in Massachusetts including The Patriot Ledger of Quincy, said it will temporarily cut salaries by an average of 7.75 percent for most of its 1,500 New England employees as the chain struggles in an advertising slump. (Page B7, 663 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: May 29, 2009

With Comcast taking over full ownership of New England Cable News yesterday, the regional 24-hour news network will, for the first time in 17 years, have a general manager without a news journalism background. (Page B9, 645 words)By: Johnny Diaz|Date: Jun 19, 2009