East Village Radio Pulls the Plug

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 23, 2014

After 11 years, East Village Radio is going off the air. Frank Prisinzano, founder of East Village radio, as well as East Village restaurant owner (Lil' Frankies, Sauce, and others) and Peter Ferraro, general manager of EVR, discuss the history of the online station, what it says about the future of internet music -- and the future of the East Village.

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