Podcast appearances and mentions of pete myers

Jack Chambers-Ward and Mark Williams-Cook discuss the excitement and preparations for April's BrightonSEO.Mark gives a preview of his talk, the duo pick some of the talks they're looking forward to as well as the live podcast Jack is co-hosting with Sarah and Tazmin from the SEO Mindset podcast.The episode also delves into Dr. Pete Myers' article on the increasing volatility of Google updates, with the delightful pun of 'Google warming,' and how this rapid evolution only makes the SEO landscape more complex.BrightonSEO April 2025 Talk RecommendationsMark's picks:https://brightonseo.com/talks/custom-event-tracking-in-ga4-for-saashttps://brightonseo.com/talks/does-structured-data-markup-influence-eeathttps://brightonseo.com/talks/fake-eeat-until-you-make-eeatJack's picks:https://brightonseo.com/talks/data-driven-seo-a-framework-based-approachhttps://brightonseo.com/talks/query-counting-for-seo-why-you-need-to-be-paying-attentionhttps://brightonseo.com/talks/how-to-fight-giants-seo-secrets-for-challenger-brandsDr Peter Myers - Google Warming https://moz.com/blog/charting-the-google-algorithmChapters00:00 Introduction00:11 BrightonSEO Preparations and Excitement01:40 Diving Adventures in Brighton02:52 A Preview of Mark's BrightonSEO Talk07:37 Upcoming BrightonSEO Talks and Recommendations08:23 Custom Event Tracking in GA4 for SaaS - Bengü Sarıca Dinçer09:13 Data-driven SEO: A Framewor Based Approach - Kazushi Nagayama11:25 Does Structured Data Markup Influence EEAT? - Jarno van Driel12:58 Query Counting for SEO - Daniel Foley Carter14:16 Fake EEAT until you make EEAT - Emma-Elizabeth Byrne18:22 Moderating and Live Podcast Plans19:48 Upcoming Show Floor Interviews and Live Podcast20:21 Google's Frequent and Volatile Updates21:34 Impact of AI on Search and Content25:27 Challenges with AI Accuracy and Reliability28:47 The Future of Personalized Search38:38 Concluding Thoughts and Future Plans

Ottawa is hosting negotiations to hammer out a global treaty on plastic pollution, which is showing up in every corner of the earth — and even in human blood and breastmilk. Guest host Mark Kelley asks Nestle's Jodie Roussell what her company is doing to curb the problem; and talks to scientist Pete Myers about what role consumers can play.

It is one of the most important health topics of our time, yet hardly anyone is aware that it is happening. A subset of chemicals that have penetrated everybody on earth is called PFAS, more commonly known as forever chemicals. How did they get there, and why are they so persistent? That is the focal point of today's crucially important interview with Pete Myers, the founder of Environment Health News. He has spent his life trying to uncover answers to these questions and, more importantly, how our environment is affecting our bodies. Coming away from this interview, it feels like the stuff made up on the internet is controlled by the dark state or major conspiracy theories, but it is not. This is a global health issue that is affecting every one of us. From sperm rates declining at a catastrophic speed, causing a major decline in fertility, to an acceleration in fatal chronic diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and Alzheimer's. We wanted a modern, hygienic, and comfortable system. We got one, but it has brought a flood of chemicals into our marketplace—in fact, 350,000 of them. Only a handful of those chemicals have gone through substantial toxicity testing, which should alarm any government. Listen to this interview to get an inside view of how this health crisis emerged and what each of us can do to minimize our exposure to these harmful elements.

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Dr. Amy-Jill Levine (she) to explore new and nerdy connections to the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 30th this year, including our deep dive into parables!  The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here.  We talked about our first season's Jesus Loafs You Series: A-Bun-Dance on mutual aid with Pete Myers of North Des Moines Mutual Aid; A Friend in Knead on sourdough with Rev. Micah Louwagie; Breadpocalypse on eating disorders with Caitlin Reilley Beck; “Eat me!”-Jesus on embodiment and chef-ing with Liz Williams of The Joyful Body Project and John Webb; and Rye/Wry and Shine on #GayBaking with Rev. Alex Raabe.  We also talked about this season's episode for the 4th Sunday after Pentecost diving into Jeremiah.  Dig deeper into Dr. Levine's wisdom and work (for kids and adults)!  We especially recommend: Short Stories by Jesus: the Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi and The Jewish Annotated New Testament (edited with Marc Zvi Brettler), both already out. Also, now is a great time to check out her upcoming works: The Gospel of Mark: a Beginner's Guide to the Good News, geared towards congregational study; and Jesus for Everyone: Not Just Christians, due out next year and available for pre-order now. CN: we talk about antisemitic interpretations when discussing the deep dive and biblical stories about rape during the first reading. To support Nerds At Church, you can become a Patreon Supporter at any tier for extra perks and bonus content including uncut guest episodes, Live Q&As, merch, and more.  If becoming a paying supporter isn't possible right now, please leave us a review instead — it helps sustain the show and spread the word!  Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/nerdsatchurch/message

In this long-awaited return episode of Search News, Dr. Marie Haynes explains how Google's helpful content system has radically changed search rankings. She provides background on her experience studying Google's algorithms for over 16 years, and how the company has shifted to relying more on AI systems like helpful content rather than just links and keywords. Marie walks through the evolution of major algorithm updates like Panda and Penguin, and what they revealed about Google's capabilities and focus on content quality. She explains how machine learning models can now predict helpful content, with training data from quality raters. The episode provides real-world examples of sites that were impacted by recent helpful content updates, and what specific changes Google rewarded. Marie also offers advice for those struggling with helpful content suppression and wanting to better align with Google's criteria. This episode will completely change your understanding of modern search rankings, and what you should prioritize on your site for visibility and traffic in 2023 and beyond. Don't miss Marie's long-awaited insider perspective on Google's helpful content! More from Marie: Purchase my workbook to help you assess your content and improve its helpfulness https://www.mariehaynes.com/product/creating-helpful-content-workbook/  Have me assess your site: https://www.mariehaynes.com/work-with-marie/  Book time on my calendar to brainstorm with me about your site: https://calendly.com/mariehaynes/brainstorming-with-marie? Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.mariehaynes.com/newsletter/episode-295/ (Latest episode of newsletter where we discuss Project Tailwind/NotebookLM) https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/creating-helpful-content (Google's Guidance  on creating helpful content) https://searchengineland.com/whats-now-next-with-google-search-smx-next-keynote-389628 (Barry Schwartz and HJ Kim interview) https://developers.google.com/search/blog/2011/05/more-guidance-on-building-high-quality (Panda questions) https://www.mariehaynes.com/google-ai-systems/ (My article on how the helpful content system works) https://moz.com/blog/nine-years-of-google-algorithm (Dr. Pete Myers heatmap showing Penguin algo turbulence)    https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/ (understanding the math behind systems like the helpful content system) https://www.mariehaynes.com/what-we-know-about-googles-quality-raters/ How raters rate sites.

In this episode, Michelle is joined by two incredible, and highly celebrated scientists to discuss toxic chemicals in our lives - and how they disrupt our bodies, hormones, and environments. Pete Myers, PhD, a founder of sudoc, is one of the world's top experts on endocrine disrupter chemicals. He coined the term "endocrine disruption" in 1991, and coauthored a book in 1996 that discusses the topic, called Our Stolen Future. Terry Collins, PhD, is a fellow founder/inventor, and principal inventor of TAML catalysts. This catalyst could greatly reduce the amount of chemical needed in cleaning and disinfection. Dr. Myers and Dr. Collins address important questions related to: Chemical burden and the amount of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfection. Common endocrine disrupters, their impact, and how to avoid them. The function of sustainable chemistry and products today. The ability of TAML catalysts to advance innovations in cleaning. The impact of sustainable science on health and the environment. & more!

In this episode, Michelle is joined by two incredible, and highly celebrated scientists to discuss toxic chemicals in our lives - and how they disrupt our bodies, hormones, and environments. Pete Myers, PhD, a founder of sudoc, is one of the world's top experts on endocrine disrupter chemicals. He coined the term "endocrine disruption" in 1991, and coauthored a book in 1996 that discusses the topic, called Our Stolen Future. Terry Collins, PhD, is a fellow founder/inventor, and principal inventor of TAML catalysts. This catalyst could greatly reduce the amount of chemical needed in cleaning and disinfection. Dr. Myers and Dr. Collins address important questions related to: Chemical burden and the amount of chemicals used for cleaning and disinfection. Common endocrine disrupters, their impact, and how to avoid them. The function of sustainable chemistry and products today. The ability of TAML catalysts to advance innovations in cleaning. The impact of sustainable science on health and the environment. & more!

Innovation Insights: Paving the way for ESG reporting. Innovation InsightsWith Donny Shimamoto, CPA, CITP, CGMACenter for Accounting TransformationThose who hesitate to adopt mature technologies could find themselves too far behind to easily catch up, according to tech experts Pete Myers, CEO of Auvenir, and Donny Shimamoto, founder and managing partner of IntrapriseTechKnowlogies.More here: cpatrendlines.com/?p=100196

到2025年人均预期寿命提高1岁左右|China vows to raise average life expectancyChina pledged to further increase people's average life expectancy by around one year from the 2020 level, by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). 国务院办公厅日前印发《“十四五”国民健康规划》。规划提出，到2025年，我国人均预期寿命在2020年基础上继续提高1岁左右。It also promised to significantly improve public health services, bring some severe diseases under control or to an end, and continue to improve the quality of medical services, said the plan released by the State Council. Continuing efforts will be made to enhance supporting medical and health services, and developing health industries. The policy system for national health will further improve, said the document. 规划提出，到2025年，公共卫生服务能力显著增强，一批重大疾病危害得到控制和消除，医疗卫生服务质量持续改善，医疗卫生相关支撑能力和健康产业发展水平不断提升，国民健康政策体系进一步健全。中国生物物种名录2022版发布|China releases new database on biodiversityChina has released an updated national species database, known as the Catalogue of Life China 2022 Annual Checklist, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Sunday. The checklist of this year added 10,343 species to the 2021 checklist, bringing the total number of species to 138,293, including 68,172 animal species, 46,725 plant species, and 17,173 fungi species, among others. 中国科学院生物多样性委员会5月22日发布《中国生物物种名录》2022版，共收录物种及种下单元138293个，较2021版新增10343个物种及种下单元。其中动物部分68172个，植物部分46725个，真菌部分17173个。The species checklist provides data basis that is beneficial for biodiversity research, conservation and policy-making, said an official from the academy's Biodiversity Committee, adding that China is the only country that publishes the biological species checklist every year.“生物物种名录是认识生物多样性的基础数据，只有本底清楚了，才有可能更好地进行研究、保护及进行相关决策。”中科院生物多样性委员会有关负责人介绍，中国是唯一一个每年都发布生物物种名录的国家。气候变化导致超级热浪发生率增加百倍|Climate change swells odds of record heat waves in India, PakistanClimate change makes record-breaking heat waves in northwest India and Pakistan 100 times more likely, a Met Office study finds. 英国气象局的一项研究发现，气候变化导致印度西北部和巴基斯坦的破纪录高温天气的发生频率增加了100倍。The region should now expect a heat wave that exceeds record temperatures seen in 2010 once every three years. 这一地区以后每三年将会出现一次突破2010年高温纪录的热浪天气。Without climate change, such extreme temperatures would occur only once every 312 years, the Met Office says. 英国气象局指出，如果没有气候变化，这种极端气温每312年才会出现一次。The new analysis comes as a State of the Climate report from the World Meteorological Organization, the UN's atmospheric science arm, warns that four key indicators of climate change set new records in 2021 - greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification.在这一新分析报告发布之际，世界气象组织的《气候状况报告》警告称，2021年四项关键气候变化指标——温室气体浓度、海平面上升、海洋热量和海洋酸化——均创新纪录。世界气象组织是联合国有关气象的科学机构。食品包装中发现3000多种潜在有害化学物质|Potentially harmful chemicals in food packagingScientists have identified more than 3,000 potentially harmful chemicals that can be found in food packaging and other food-related materials, two-thirds of which were not previously known to be in contact with food. 科学家们已经确定了3000多种可在食品包装和其他食品相关材料中发现的潜在有害化学物质，其中三分之二是以前未发现与食品接触的化学品。An international group of scientists analyzed more than 1,200 scientific studies where chemicals had been measured in food packaging, processing equipment, tableware and reusable food containers. 一个国际科学家小组分析了1200多项科学研究，这些研究对食品包装、加工设备、餐具和可重复使用的食品容器中的化学物质进行了检测。A report released on Thursday by the Food Packaging Forum, a Switzerland-based non-profit, said little is known about many of the 3,240 chemicals examined in these studies or their effects on people. 瑞士非营利组织“食品包装论坛”5月19日发布的一份报告指出，人们对这些研究中检测的3240种化学物质中的许多物质及其对人类的影响知之甚少。Manufacturers are either intentionally or unintentionally adding these chemicals to packaging and other equipment, said Pete Myers, a report co-author and founder and chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, a non-profit advocacy group.该报告合著者、非营利性倡导组织环境健康科学创始人兼首席科学家皮特•迈尔斯表示，制造商有意或无意地将这些化学品添加到包装和其他设备中。Either way, many of those chemicals are ending up in the human body, he said.不管怎样，其中许多化学物质最终都会进入人体。pledge英[pledʒ]；美[pledʒ]n.保证，誓言；【法】抵押权；公约；（表示友谊的）干杯vt. & vi.使发誓，保证；典当，抵押vt.许诺；用…担保；以誓言约束；向…祝酒vi.做出庄重有约束力的誓言；祝愿，祝酒biodiversity英[ˌbaɪəʊdaɪˈvɜːsəti]；美[ˌbaɪoʊdaɪˈvɜːrsəti]n.生物多类状态，生物多样性indicator英[ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r)]；美[ˈɪndɪkeɪtər]n.指示器；【化】指示剂；指示者；指标

What does the Hebrew of the Psalms teach us about how to approach the Psalms? Dr. Jonathan Kline speaks with wisdom about not just the Psalms but also on learning, teaching, and life. Jonathan is not just a great scholar is but an excellent editor. Jonathan is a true professional in the field and handles conversations with wisdom and kindness that makes him easy to listen to and fascinating to learn from. In this episode, he covers a number of topics ranging from sound play in Hebrew, the value in how the Psalms help us process emotions, to walking us line by line through one of the Psalms. You can find Jonathan's new book here: A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms: 40 Beloved Texts Jonathan Kline (PhD, Harvard University) serves as Senior Editor at Hendrickson Publishers. He is the author of A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms (2021, with Pete Myers), A Proverb a Day in Biblical Hebrew (2019), the five books of The Two Minutes Biblical Language Series (2017), and Allusive Soundplay in the Hebrew Bible (2016), and is a co-author of Biblical Aramaic: A Reader & Handbook (2017). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matthew9793/support

Dr. Pete Myers talks about his most recent project: A Hebrew Reader for the Psalms: 40 Beloved Texts.  Pete read 40 of the Psalms comparing every word between two manuscripts, analyzing every word down to not just to the vowels but also the diacritical marks. This kind of research leads to excellent insights that he shares with us in this episode. Pete approaches his scholarship and teaching with passion, energy, and precision. Pete also has experience working in the Anglican Church and shares some pastoral thoughts at the end of the episode.  WHERE TO FIND US Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hebrewbibleinsights Audio Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qgQpz5xgv7u6y2Jg6ZBMr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_hebrewbibleinsights/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HebrewBibleInsights Website: https://www.hebrewbibleinsights.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/matthew9793/support

Over the course of this season, we've told stories of iconic plastic objects like Tupperware and Bakelite and looked at how this material has woven itself into our culture and our bodies. We've traced how we found ourselves in the plastics age, but what comes next?To help us envision the future plastics, we invited Pete Myers to speak with us in our first ever live taping of Trace Material. Pete is the founder and chief scientist at Environmental Health Sciences (which publishes the famous Environmental Health News) and Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. Pete has decades of experience in the chemistry of plastics, particularly with a class of chemicals called endocrine disruptors––a term he coined in the early 90s and explored in the best selling book he co-authored called “Our Stolen Future."We know the 3 R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) and explored the myth of plastics recycling in this season of the podcast. In this episode Pete makes his argument for a new set of R's: rethink, redesign, reform. Subscribe and listen to the episode on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Have you enjoyed this season? Let us know on Apple Podcasts Trace Material is a project of Parsons Healthy Materials Lab at The New School. It is hosted and produced by Ava Robinson and Burgess Brown. Our project director is Alison Mears, and our research assistant is Olivia Hamilton. Trace Material was made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Our theme music is Rainbow Road by Cardioid. Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions.

Pete Myers is founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization that promotes public understanding of advances in scientific research on environmental and human health, especially on how chemical exposure even at low doses can cause serious adverse effects. He is also a founder and board member of Sudoc LLC, a chemical company that makes catalysts that clean up bad stuff and also replace dangerous chemicals used as disinfectants and cleaners. Sudoc.com. For a dozen years beginning in 1990, Pete served as Director of the W. Alton Jones Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Along with co-authors Dr. Theo Colborn and Dianne Dumanoski, Myers wrote “Our Stolen Future,” a best-selling book (1996) that explores the scientific basis of concern for how contamination threatens fetal development. Vice-President Al Gore wrote the foreword. Pete is actively involved in research on the impacts of endocrine disruption on human health. He is an Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University. He is on the boards of the Science Communication Network, the Food Packaging Forum of Zurich, and the Jenifer Altman Foundation. He has also served as board chair of the National Environmental Trust and the H. John Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. Over the last few years he has received 2 major national and international scientific awards: the first “Champion of Environmental Health Research” award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health; and the Laureate Award for Outstanding Public Service from The Endocrine Society. Myers lives just outside White Hall, Virginia. As he was growing up he lived near Baltimore and in Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Uruguay and Paraguay. Dr. Myers holds a doctorate in the biological sciences from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA from Reed College.

Join Rev. Emily E. Ewing (they) and Rev. Kay Rohloff (she) and special guest Pete Myers (he) of North Des Moines Mutual Aid to explore new and nerdy connections for A-Bun-Dance, part of our Jesus Loafs You series. This includes the scripture for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, also known as Lectionary 17 or Proper 12, which falls on July 25th this year, including our deep dive into Mutual Aid! The scripture we refer to for this episode can be found here. Support North Des Moines Mutual Aid! We talked about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the Gospel reading. You can check out the Des Moines Defender here. We talked about Water Protector Jessica Reznicek's recent sentencing. The cookbook Kay mentioned can be found here, and the cartoon she mentioned is here. Check us out on Facebook & Twitter at @NerdsAtChurch to connect! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nerdsatchurch/message

Pete Myers interviews me about my new book, The Chemical Age, published this month by the University of Chicago Press.

The single most important thing for us to do about the general chemical and plastic issue is to redesign plastic. - Pete Myers Join me in this episode as we unravel the chemicals that are in plastics with Dr. Pete Myers. He is the founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences.  In this conversation, he summarizes the presentation he did at the UNWRAPPED Conference. He talks about the challenges in dealing with the rate of global plastic productions. He also talks about redesigning plastics and the new 3Rs. Lastly, Dr. Pete shares how we can help chemists in creating safer materials and make meaningful changes that positively impact our health, society and the planet. In this Episode, We Discuss: Low dose chemicals and high dose chemicals Effects of BPA Redesigning plastics The new 3Rs The future of the plastic industry   Get to know Pete Myers: Dr. Pete Myres is the founder, CEO of DailyClimate.org and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization that promotes public understanding of advances in scientific research on links between the environment and human health. He co-wrote “Our Stolen Future”, a book that explores the scientific basis of concern for how contamination threatens fetal development with Dr. Theo Colborn and Dianne Dumanoski.   References from this episode: Environmental Health News Mamavation Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier -- All Without Driving Your Family Crazy! by Leah Segadie   --- Did you enjoy today’s episode? Thanks for listening! Be sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified immediately when a new episode comes out! If you enjoyed the Mercast, please click here to leave a review and share this episode with a friend! I hope you spend some time in nature today! I'll catch you next time. Subscribe to The Mercast ++ Apple Podcasts ++ Spotify ++ Castbox

Locked On Bulls is back from the holiday weekend with a fresh episode, the guys dive into long-time assistant coach Pete Myers resigning, who will fill that spot on Boylen's staff, how the NBA Playoffs and teams eliminated may impact free agency, Kawhi Leonard, and Patrick Beverley is teasing a return to Chicago with some tweets.The guys talk about Pete Myers resigning after over 16 years with the Bulls and who will Jim Boylen look to fill his position? The guys discuss former associate head coach of the Rockets Jim Bzdelik as a potential candidate. Jordan and Matt discuss how the Bucks being eliminated from the playoffs impacts Malcolm Brogdon's impending free agency, is Patrick Beverley teasing a return to Chicago this summer, and so much more on Locked On Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Locked On Bulls is back from the holiday weekend with a fresh episode, the guys dive into long-time assistant coach Pete Myers resigning, who will fill that spot on Boylen's staff, how the NBA Playoffs and teams eliminated may impact free agency, Kawhi Leonard, and Patrick Beverley is teasing a return to Chicago with some tweets. The guys talk about Pete Myers resigning after over 16 years with the Bulls and who will Jim Boylen look to fill his position? The guys discuss former associate head coach of the Rockets Jim Bzdelik as a potential candidate. Jordan and Matt discuss how the Bucks being eliminated from the playoffs impacts Malcolm Brogdon's impending free agency, is Patrick Beverley teasing a return to Chicago this summer, and so much more on Locked On Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Plastics are a ubiquitous, inescapable part of daily life. They have many seemingly irreplaceable, inexpensive and convenient uses. But there is a dark side to some of them that goes far beyond the painful photographs of albatross chick tummies stuffed with discarded cigarette lighters or turtle necks strangled by six pack rings. Some of them are exceedingly hazardous to life, even at what appear to be low doses. Much of the hazard arises because they contain chemicals that interfere with hormone signaling: endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). By hacking the hormone signaling systems that control fetal development, they can set in motion physiological processes that can lead to a wide array of diseases and disabilities. Intense study of EDCs began in the 1990s. Since then, millions of dollars have been invested in this scientific field, yielding thousands of research papers. Pete Myers will lay out the core central themes that have emerged in this field over the last two decades: low doses matter a lot; what begins in the womb does not stay in the womb; the tools we have used to test for safety of plastics have been based upon false assumptions and continue to use outdated methods; and exposure is ubiquitous. We now know enough about how EDCs cause damage, however, to help chemists design safer chemicals. This last point positions chemists to grab market share in rising consumer demand for inherently safer materials. As that effort grows, it should be possible to slow if not reverse today's epidemics of endocrine-related diseases, such as prostate and breast cancer, type 2 diabetes, obesity, infertility and brain disorders. MLF Organizer: Patty James MLF: Health & Medicine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and Aaron dissect Michael Jordan’s comeback game at Indiana - March 19th, 1995 - the Pacers hosted the visiting Bulls, at Market Square Arena. We discuss the circumstances behind Jordan's return, uncover great tidbits that preceded this much-hyped match-up and of course, offer an in-depth recap of the game itself. We chat about Michael's post-game presser, too. In the podcast archives, you’ll find numerous guest episodes that add even deeper context to this conversation. Bill Wennington, Luc Longley and Corie Blount played for the Chicago Bulls in this game. Legendary reporter, Peter Vecsey, and the great Mr. Stats, Elliott Kalb, were part of the NBA on NBC broadcast. Chicago broadcasting veteran, Cheryl Raye-Stout – who first broke the news of Jordan’s 1995 comeback - is also a previous guest. Last but not least, MaryKay Hruskocy, who worked in Media Relations for the Pacers, also recently appeared on the show and shared her memories of the 24 hours of hysteria that led up to the tip-off in Indianapolis. As per usual, the conversation is scattered with humor and plenty of insight. A must-listen, for die-hard NBA fans, regardless of the team you support. Topics / links discussed (include): * Speculation of Jordan's return (NBA on NBC - March 12, 1995) * Coverage of Michael Jordan's return (various networks) * Chicago Bulls at Indiana Pacers (NBA on NBC - March 19, 1995) * Michael Jordan's post-game presser (March 19, 1995)   People mentioned in this episode, include: Reggie Miller, Rik Smits, Phil Jackson, Ahmad Rashad, Marv Albert, Bob Costas, Elliott Kalb, Matt Guokas, Hannah Storm, Dale Davis, B.J. Armstrong, Mark Jackson, Pete Myers, Ron Harper, Scottie Pippen, Will Perdue & Steve Kerr.   Editor's note: sign-up for my monthly newsletter - receive exclusive details on upcoming podcast episodes and future, high-profile guests to appear on the show. I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews. Follow: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Spotify | Stitcher | Newsletter Feedback: e-mail (audio welcome) | Voicemail

I recall that several of the early experiments in Europe wide satellite broadcasting by public broadcasters started on the top floor of one of the villas in the Emmastraat in Hilversum. Its started on the Orbital Test Satellite which required a huge dish to receive it. In this early episode of Media Network we talked to Klaas Jan Hindriks who was one of the early pioneers. The IBA from the UK explains about plans for direct satellite broadcast television in 1986. We suggest to Joop Acda, DG of Radio Netherlands, that this might be an opportunity for RNW. The programme concludes with the BASICODE promo (the famous Sherlock jingle from Pete Myers) and DX News from Victor Goonetilleke. 

A rather mixed bag this week. Pete Myers reports that the UN may make it difficult for countries to start direct broadcast satellite transmissions. There is a new series of photographs in Amsterdam which show all the various types of domestic broadcasters. DLF in Cologne has doubled its power on LW and you can win a radio. Mike Barraclough reports about pirates that will be testing across the Atlantic. We were quite famous for in-depth reviews of radio equipment. In this edition, we review the AN-1 active antenna from Sony. We found that the antenna totally overloaded the portable radio. (This was a very detailed test). Asian DX News from Victor Goonetilleke is hearing stations in Latin America. We also looked at broadcasting in Suriname. We talked to Victor Hafkamp of Radio Netherlands Caribbean Dept. SRS is calling itself Radio Venceremos. 

It was difficult sourcing audio from South Asia back in 1983. Tape recordings of radio stations were rare and phone lines to just about anywhere were crackly. We started with some frequency changes to our English transmissions. The shortwave equipment news is about the Sony ICF7600D. The new receiver has keypad tuning. Pete Myers has new RF-799 from Panasonic. There a clandestine station in Kabul. Gaither Stewart has news about Radio Free Afghanistan. Radio Nepal has two new transmitters, a gift from Japan. Mohini Shephard has been visiting the station. Pete Myers reports on the National Youth Association in Bhutan using recordings from Adrian Peterson in Poona. ORF Vienna has a Master Morse course. We also talked to Finn Krone, producer of AWR World DX News on 9670. Radio Freedom, the Voice of The Sri Lankan people. Finn thinks it comes from Germany. There is news from Cambodia and Thailand as well. The final report is about the radio battles going on in Andorra. Robbert Bosschart reports from Madrid.    

A regular edition of Media Network, one which I thought we wouldn't be making. If there was an 11 cities skating race in Friesland, then the feature programmes were dumped. But in this case in 1986, things started thawing and the event was cancelled. An Ariane satellite will be launched, we spotted the clandestine Radio Bardai in Libya, Richard Ginbey can hear the Voice of Africa also from Libya. On the receiver front, there were free changes to the Philips D2999. Pete Myers joins us with a review of the Philips D2935. We thought it only fair. In clandestines, Prof John Campbell has news of transatlantic tests by UK unofficial station (Radio Medway), and Irish station Radio Ireland International. Andy Sennitt in Copenhagen had news about Mali, and Equatorial Guinea. The results of Media Quiz 1986 with the answers. Bob Horvitz has news about the Woodpecker Projects.  Mike Bird says the ionosphere is quiet and the start of the ABC's shower service. 

In my inaugural podcast, I sit down with Pete Myers from the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire. Pete is one…

Dr. Pete, Marketing Scientist at Moz, and world-leading SEO oracle, tells all about the voice search landscape, and how you can rank for searches on digital assistants like Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.This is a jam-packed episode with deep, deep insights, advice and guidance on all things voice search related. We'll give you practical ways to compete to be the answer that’s read out in voice first searches, as well as some notions on the current and potential future benefit that could bring.Voice searchThere are all kinds of stats around voice search, which we’ve touched upon before.Gartner predicts that 50% searches will be voice based by 2020There are already over 1bn voice searches performed per monthWith more people using their voice to search, how will that affect search marketers, content creators and brands?What’s the difference between a voice search and a typed search?Is there anything you can do to appear in voice search results?We speak to one of the search industry's top sources of SEO knowledge, Dr. Pete, to find out.Getting deep into voice searchIn this episode, we’re discussing the differences between voice search on mobile, voice first search on smart speakers and typed search.We discuss the absence of search engine results pages (SERPs) in a voice first environment and increased competition for the singularity: the top spot in voice search.We chat about the search landscape, the effect voice is having on search, changing user behaviour and expectations, new search use cases and multi modal implications, challenges and opportunities.We get into detail about how voice search works on devices such as Google Assistant and Google Home. This includes debating Google’s knowledge graph and it’s advantages and disadvantages in a voice first context.We look at the practicalities of serving search results via voice. This touches on the different types of search results, such as featured snippets, and how voice handles different data formats such as tables. We get into detail about the different types of featured snippets available and how each translate to work (or not work) on voice.We discuss Dr. Pete’s work and studies in the voice first space including his piece ‘What I learned from 1,000 voice searches' and what he found.We wrap up with some practical tips that you can use right now to start preparing for the influx of voice searches that’ll be hitting the air waves soon and help you start to rank in a voice first environment.Our GuestDr. Pete Myers (a.k.a Dr. Pete a.k.a. the Oracle) is the Marketing Scientist at Moz, the SEO giant and search industry leader.Dr. Pete has been an influential search marketer since 2012 and has spent years studying Google’s search algorithm, advising clients and the SEO industry on best practice and guiding the industry into the future.His research and writing on the topic has been helping brands keep on top of the search space, improve their rankings and business performance and has helped keep Moz at the top of the industry.Mozhas been at the top of the SEO chain since 2004 and is trusted by the whole SEO industry as the place to go for SEO tooling, insights and practical guidance.LinksFollow Dr. Pete on TwitterFollow Moz on TwitterRead Dr. Pete's 'What I learned from 1,000 voice searches on Google Home'Read Dr. Pete's work at MozWhere to listeniTunes/Apple podcastsSpotifyStitcherTuneIniHeartRadioPippaAny other podcast player you use or ask Any Pod to play V.U.X. World on Alexa See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My guest Pete Myers has spent the past 30 years calling media attention to findings about toxic chemicals, while the industry producing those chemicals has worked to discredit the science and scientists involved.  In the 1990s, Pete helped to establish the field within toxicology known as endocrine disruption. Since then, he has relentlessly brought the findings of this field into public view.  It turns out that many chemicals are toxic because they disrupt the body’s normal hormonal processes, hence the term endocrine disruption.  Exposure to many of these chemicals in early development can cause diseases later in life.  This includes diseases that people often associate with chemical exposure, such as cancer, as well as other problems such as diabetes, obesity, and infertility.  The science of endocrine disruption, and its implications for humans and wildlife, matured into its own field of study in the 1990s, and Pete Myers was, and is, in the thick of it. 

Adam & Aaron celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jordan's third season in the National Basketball Association. This episode covers: - NBA regular season – December 31, 1986, through January 14, 1987 - Insightful minutiae, all but lost to the annals of basketball history In this episode, we discuss numerous happenings from the next 15-day block of the 1986-87 NBA season. The Chicago Bulls played five games in this span – four wins and one loss. Notable milestones: Rolando Blackman - season-high 41 points Brad Sellers - first-career start (27 points [12/14 FGs] and 12 rebounds) Alvan Adams - season-high 25 points Links discussed: * Michael Jordan torches the Trail Blazers for 53 points at Chicago Stadium This episode continues our coverage of the 1986-87 NBA season. We encourage your interaction. Feel free to suggest specific games, moments and events from within the season, for us to cover in future episodes of the series. Thanks for taking the time to listen to the show. If you enjoy the content, please share it with your friends! Tune in to hear this and plenty more, as we uncover some hidden gems from the NBA’s golden era. Others mentioned in this episode, include: Dominique Wilkins, Sedale Threatt, Pete Myers, Mitchell Wiggins, Lewis Lloyd, Gene Banks, Fred Cofield, John Stockton, Alvan Adams, Stanley Brundy & Grant Gondrezick. Editor's note: sign-up for my monthly newsletter - receive exclusive details on upcoming podcast episodes and future, high-profile guests to appear on the show. I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews. Follow: Facebook | Twitter | Google+ Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | Newsletter | RSS | Website Support Adam via Amazon: click-through and purchase any item (store-wide – within 24 hours) - it helps support the podcast – importantly, at no additional cost to you. Thanks. Feedback: e-mail (audio welcome) | Voicemail

Adam & Aaron celebrate the 30th anniversary of Michael Jordan's third season in the National Basketball Association. This episode covers: - Off-season news, notes and quotes - 1986 NBA Draft - Chicago Bulls 1986-87 training camp and preseason games - Insightful minutiae, all but lost to the annals of basketball history We're back with a new series. Starting early-to-mid June, 1986, we discuss a wide array of interesting topics and happenings, from the NBA's off-season. We cover the 1986 NBA Draft and how the Bulls planned to retool for the upcoming season. We recap Chicago's 1986-87 preseason games. The results were mixed. Michael Jordan was ever-reliable, however, most other players were still looking to cement their position and importance to the team. To round out the episode, we talk about the Bulls' efforts to put forth a competitive and cohesive team, on the eve of the regular season. Links discussed: * Moses Malone a Piston? * UNC Pro-Alumni Game * John Shasky wearing (Bulls) #45 - same year (1995) MJ did * ‘The Trail’ (Arvydas Sabonis episodes)  * Mike 'Gibbo' Gibson - Australian journalist * Stan Albeck's parting shot (see full show notes) [Chicago Tribune] Others mentioned in this episode, include: Doug Collins, Brad Sellers, Gene Banks, Pete Myers, Orlando Woolridge, Steve Colter, Hot Rod Williams, Jeff Ruland, Dave Corzine, Olden Polynice, Jawann Oldham, Chuck Person, Granville Waiters, Joe Barry Carroll, Bob Hansen, Elston Turner, Johnny Dawkins, Kenny Walker & Alfredrick Hughes. This episode begins our coverage of the 1986-87 NBA season. If you enjoy the content, please share it with your friends! For context, here's our 15-episode series, exploring Michael Jordan's sophomore campaign. Tune in to hear this and plenty more, as we uncover some hidden gems from the NBA’s golden era. Editor's note: sign-up for my monthly newsletter - receive exclusive details on upcoming podcast episodes and future, high-profile guests to appear on the show. Show notes | I appreciate all feedback, FB Page 'Likes' and iTunes ratings / reviews. Follow: Facebook | Twitter | Google+ Subscribe: iTunes | Stitcher | Newsletter | RSS | Website Support Adam via Amazon: click-through and purchase any item (store-wide – within 24 hours) - it helps support the podcast – importantly, at no additional cost to you. Thanks. Feedback: e-mail (audio welcome) | Voicemail

A large and enthusiastic crowd was in attendance at this Honor-Our-Own ASMAC Luncheon featuring Pete Myers and Chuck Fernandez at Catalina’s Bar and Grill in Hollywood. Pete Myers has the reputation of being the pro’s pro. A composer, conductor, arranger, and orchestrator he has served as lead composer for many producers, including Aaron Spelling, Lorimar, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal, CBS, Viacom and Paramount. Chuck began composing for television in film in 1989. He has also served as orchestrator and conductor on countless trailers and film projects. For more information on this luncheon with Pete Myers and Chuck Fernandez, go to: http://www.asmac.org/chuck-fernandezpete-myers-luncheon-june-24-2009/

This was a sad week - presenter Pete Myers had passed away the week before. This programme included a great tribute from Victor Goonetilleke. We made a full tribute to Pete in a programme called A Talent to Amuse which is also archived on this site. But the programme also included news about media changes in Iraq. And a clandestine station, Voice of the Tamil Tiger is a new AM broadcasting station being heard in Sri Lanka. We also look at the possible link with London based IBC.  Radio Napa in Cyprus is linking with several local stations around Europe for a Christmas special. Peter Walsh in Australia on the future of radio. Andy Sennitt is working on the Real Radio Ezine and came on permanent staff at Radio Netherlands. Media Network's Christmas Quiz wants you to tell us what you like. My son, Christopher who was 9 years old at the time did the intros this time.  Fun times.... Picture shows Pete Myers with Dheera Sujan and Maggie Ayre.

This edition of the programme looked at  a religious radio station in Bethel, PA USA. YouTube now has video from the transmission site we're talking about in the programme. We also talked to UK listener Gordon Bennett about receiver specifications and the lack of standards in measuring radio sets. Pete Myers reports on the FRG-8800 from Yaesu. It can be controlled by a home computer. The ICOM ICR-71 interface has disappointed some. We review the book Harrier at War by Alfred Price about the radio side to the Falklands Conflict in 1982. This book looks at electronic warfare and the huge amount of money spent on deliberate interference. Richard Ginbey has a Mediaview feature on broadcasting in Rwanda. As usual it has some rather unique off-air recordings. We talk with Nevil Gray, who used to work with Deutsche Welle about the "Publicity in Africa project" which turned out to be a tax dodge. Andy Sennitt has news about King of Hope in Lebanon. Radio Netherlands new transmitters on the Flevo polder are testing on 9895 kHz next week.  

Another listener driven programme. Kanwarjit Sandhu spots a station called the Voice of Free Kashmir. It seems to be a separate station from Azad Kashmir Radio. Victor Goonetilleke reports on his observations from Sri Lanka. He can hear Baghdad on 3980 kHz at 1800 GMT. And terrorists have planted a bomb outside the VOA transmitting station in the Philippines. Richard Measham of BBC Montoring reports that Mother of Battles Radio hasn't been heard since 4th of February. Pete Myers looks at the coverage by CNN of the Gulf War. EBU is worried. It later led to the establishment of Euronews. The feature today is a look at broadcasting from Andorra. AWR Andorra is off the air and there's a dispute in the courts. Andorra wants to restart its plans for satellite TV broadcasting. Richard Langley reports on plans to cut RCI funds again. Richard Measham reports on Radio Rossi.   

Pete Myers and Keith Hansen Surf to Sierras and Beyond: Bird Photographs and Drawings Join TNS Host Michael Lerner for a short conversation with two bird-loving artists very familiar with the feathered residents of West Marin County, CA, and beyond: Pete Myers and Keith Hansen. This conversation took place during an artists reception for Pete and Keith called Surf to Sierras and Beyond—a unique pairing of photographs with watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil by two bird lovers who have explored the world, as well as West Marin County, to bring the beauty, detail, and diversity of bird life to this show. Pete Myers Pete is founder and chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences and a trustee of the Jenifer Altman Foundation. He has been photographing birds for more than 40 years. His images and writing about birds have been published in numerous venues, including Audubon, Natural History, and American Birds, magazines, plus numerous publications in the scientific literature. He is the co-creator of BirdsEye, the birding app that uses data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology to help birders find birds. The app was highlighted by the New York Times as “app of the week” in 2009. Pete is an international authority on endocrine disruption and was co-author, along with Theo Colborn and Dianne Dumanoski, of the seminal book Our Stolen Future. He received a Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley for ecological studies of shorebirds, including years of research on sanderling along the sandy beaches of northern California, including Point Reyes and Bodega Bay. Keith Hansen Keith took up illustrating birds in 1976, his senior year of high school. He explored much of California as a young man, expanding his explorations toward Mexico and Central America, the tropical Pacific aboard a NOAA research vessel, and then a foray to the Andes, the Galapagos, and the Amazon of Ecuador. As a visitor and volunteer for the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, he was introduced to the breathtakingly beautiful region of Marin County’s Point Reyes Peninsula. Keith has created bird illustrations for books, scientific journals, magazines, newsletters and logos. His most recent endeavor has been a 14-year project illustrating a book entitled Birds of the Sierra Nevada: Their Natural History, Status and Distribution authored by Ted Beedy and Ed Pandolfino. Keith lives and works in Bolinas, where people are welcome to visit his studio and view his originals, and purchase prints. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.

We all sound rather young and hesitant in this early edition of Media Network, except Pete Myers. This was a regular edition of the programme with a lot of tuning tips, plus a short feature on the opening of the Netherlands Broadcasting Museum in Hilversum. Curator Cor van Driel explains that the Netherlands claims to have started the first regular series of broadcasts. Entrepreneur Hanso Schotanus à Steringa Idzerda not only broadcast from the Hague in 1919, he tried to make his own receivers to sell to the public. He also discovered the signals were crossing the Atlantic and even got sponsorship from the Daily Mail Newspaper for an English language programme.  This edition also contains a report by Stig Harvig Nielsen from Copenhagen about new legislation for local radio and TV stations. There have been pirate radio stations on the air complaining that the law is taking too long. This included a spoof takeover on the DR P4 network. Radio Enoch, a right wing pirate has returned from Coventry. Lady Jane Birdwood was one of the presenters. Simon Spanswick explains about the EDXC Conference in London. The Receiver Shopping List Edition 6 is now out. Dan Robinson in Washington has been hearing Radio 15th of September and La Voz de Sandino. And the results of one of the very early DX quizzes.

A collection of short news items in this edition of the show. Roy Neal reports on ham radio plans from Skylab with astronaut Owen Garriott. Pete Myers reports on satellite relay piracy. BBC broadcasts a documentary on Electromania. Andy Sennitt reports on changes at Vatican Radio. The Hungarian service of Radio Free Europe carries pop music in English.   Richard Ginbey made a feature on broadcasting in what later became Zimbabwe. (Some rather rare off-air recordings of broadcasting from Northern and Southern Rhodesia). Roger Tidy has items on China. Jim Vastenhoud explains whats going on in Geneva to regulate the shortwave broadcasting bands. Victor Gonnetilleke has his regular Asian Media News report.

This news edition of the programme starts with a report that Radio Al Quds (The Holy One) is taking a far more active role. The station was first thought to be coming from Lebanon but our correspondent Joop Myers believes Southern Syria near to the Israeli border is more likely. The station is calling what they call "quizlings".  The station signs on with an electronic version of the song "Turkey in the Straw". In other news, Pete Myers reports on a new use for the Crowborough transmitter site which has now been dismantled and moved to Orfordness. We look at broadcasts to Cuba by the US, by a radio station called Radio Marti. An investigation has been launched into starting a TV Marti. Is Radio Marti thinking about FM? Ginger da Silva reports on a scientific expedition going between Russia and Canada. And we ended the show with a cryptic quiz using a number station and the news that TWR's has put away its musical box. Pat Gowen in the UK has a theory about CFC's and the ozone layer.

May 2022: This is a re-issue of a file first published in 2012, but which was buried on this archive site. Following comments on Facebook, I have re-released it. This is what you get if you take three production CDs that I used in the Media Network studio from 1995-2000 and fire them off one by one. It turns into 85 minutes of nostalgia with the daft jingles and promos we made to parody international broadcasting in the nineties. Ised the Dalet Workstation to make most of these - because it was the only way to do multirack mixes at Radio Netherlands. Before that we made jingles in the studio using complicated mixes of bit of tapes spliced together using razor blades. Was it efficient? No. Was it fun. Yes. Radio Netherlands had a broadcast licence to use commercial music, so that made it possible to make these kind of jingles. We weren't trying to make any money out of the montages. We tended to use new music, the idea being that new music would pop up on commercial stations later and that might trigger some people to ask "Where have I heard that before?". My thanks to the voice talents of Jim Cutler, Lou Josephs, Diana Janssen, Dennis Powell, Peter Barsby, Peter Spinks, Nick Meanwell, George Wood, Gene Reich, the late Paul Holmes (before he was famous in New Zealand), Spike Milligan (who was trapped in a studio during a news bulletin), Pete Myers, and Kenny Everett (broadcasters prayer). I wrote the other scripts. Enjoy. 

This programme looks at the WRLI, Wonderful Radio London International from Arlington Texas, Radio Veronica runs a radio series to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Paul Ballster notes that several offshore radio DJ's are on UK legal stations. Dennis Powell looks at the battle for listeners in Cuba. Baseball is seen as Radio Marti's secret weapon. Feedback via Pete Myers on the content of Media Network for South Asia. RTV Hong Kong will broadcast briefly on shortwave for the yacht race. Saipan is testing. Perspective feature, with the retirement of Joop Acda. He looks back on what had changed during his tenure as Director General. He also talks about the challenges of international broadcasters working together. He recalls the text they broadcast during a hostage taking in Central America. We talk to the lawyer representing Radio USA which will beam jazz music and news to Central America.

recently retired from Radio Australia. Many shortwave listeners know him from the many programmes he produced and presented for Australia's international broadcast network based in Melbourne. Some remember his voice on Radio Netherlands. He was with the English department for 15 years, leaving in 1986 to return with his family to the Pacific. He set up most of the feature programmes during the reorganisation of the output in the early 1980's, as Radio Nederland concentrated more on information than music. Roger has always been a people person, a great colleague and someone who just got things done. He was a regular presenter on Media Network in the early years, along with Pete Myers. Just rediscovered the last Media Network he did with me before literally stepping on the plane for Melbourne. Remember this is 1986 - 27 years ago.

This is the last chapter in the 8 part series telling the story of Radio Netherlands focusing on the English language department. With Pete Myers as your guide we focus on our present decade as it draws to a close. This final episode for was broadcast by several stations, including Radio Netherlands, on December 3rd 1997. It is presented here purely for academic interest. The programme was researched and presented by Pete Myers and Luc Lucas. I supplied some of the recordings from the Media Network archive. At the end of the 19th century, Oscar Wilde wrote that the only duty we have to history is to re-write it. When this decade is done I wonder what will have changed in the perception of Radio Netherlands in 1990's and the role it played in international broadcasting. The English service signed off in 2012. Let me draw your attention to the last part of this programme, where we projected what might happen at the start of the new Millennium. In fact, it all came to pass. I still firmly believe that great international broadcasting needs an emotional context in order to bridge the cultural and political barriers. Without it, there doesn't seem much point any more. The days of effective government propaganda are over.

This is edition 7 of the 8-part documentary series on Radio Netherlands focuses on the 1980's and what it meant to the English language department in particular. It was a decade in which many women producers arrived, breaking through what had been a mainly male dominated radio station. Names such as Veronica Wilson, Dorothy Weirs, Dune Porter, Ginger da Silva, Martha Hawley, Marijke van der Meer and Anne Blair Gould. News to Africa and Asia was regionalised. The decade started with a coronation in the Netherlands and a speech by US President Reagan about the evil empire. The massive delta-works were completed, making Zeeland less vulnerable to flooding from the North Sea. Taboos were broken in Rembrandt Express and the decade ended with fall of the Berlin Wall. The series was written and presented by Pete Myers, with research from Luc Lucas and audio contributions from the Media Network archive. This programme was originally broadcast by several stations, including Radio Netherlands, in October 1997. It is released here for academic purposes only. 

The sixth part of the history of Radio Netherlands was originally broadcast on October 1st 1997. It's presented here for academic interest. Radio Netherlands got a shock awakening in the seventies from its cocoon of request shows and Holland promotion. Pete Myers opens with words which could equally well apply to 2012. It was the decade of the attacks on Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972 and the resignation of President Richard Nixon. The age of the common man had passed to become the age of the common crook. The US pulled out of Saigon. A Dutch correspondent was one of the last to leave Vietnam. No baggage allowed. Was Dr Spock was the architect of the permissive society? Spock says it was connected to his opposition to the war in Vietnam. ABBA wins the Eurovision Contest in 1974. After some internal opposition, Radio Netherlands added news and introduced current affairs coverage with Afroscene.  Tom Meyer took over Eddy Startz at the helm of the Happy Station interviewing the Dutch band Shocking Blue. Roger Broadbent, later head of Radio Netherlands English Department (later Radio Australia) says farewell to Fritz Greveling, the fourth DX editor of DX Juke Box. 

This second part of the look at the station in the 1960's was originally broadcast in July 1997. Pete Myers recalls the plans to put a man on the moon before the decade was out, and the Erasmus Prize went to Charlie Chaplin. There are extracts from  the last Happy Station with Eddy Startz and the popular His and Hers Show with Dody and Jerry Cowan. Perhaps you remember  Bed-In for Peace campaign that John Lennon and Yoko Ono launched from their bedroom in the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel in March 1969.

This part four of the eight part story of Radio Netherlands, the Dutch international broadcasting service.This first part of the look at the station in the 1960's was originally broadcast in June 1997. It recalls the opening of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the visit of David Ben Goerion to the Netherlands. Radio Netherlands moves from old studios in the Bothalaan to a purpose built studio complex in the North of Hilversum. Reporter van der Steen does an interview with the architects. Pete Myers doesn't recall seeing many rabbits from the studio window. We also recall thoughts about the European Common Market, the Berlin wall and the assassination of President Kennedy. The second part of the sixties is covered in programme 5. The programme was written and presented by Pete Myers with additional research by Luc Lucas. I found the clips with the architects buried in the archives.

Third part of an eight part series presented by Pete Myers on the history of Radio Netherlands. It was made in connection with the station's 50th anniversary in 1997 and broadcast by several dozen radio stations back then who were in the Radio Netherlands partner network. This part deals with Radio Netherlands coverage of the 1950's. This included the devastating floods that hit Holland in 1953 and the uprising in Hungary in 1956. I'm posting it here for it's academic value.  Earlier parts can he heard

This is the second part of an 8 part series broadcast as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Radio Netherlands in March 1997. This part covers the period 1947-1950. The programme, presented by Pete Myers, includes fragments from Eleanor Roosevelt during her trip to the Netherlands, George Marshall who came up with the famous plan to help European post-war economies, Winston Churchill on European cooperation. There is also an interview that George Sluizer made with Leonard Berstein. Queen Juliana ascends to the throne. The thorny question of Indonesian independence is also part of this programme. 

This is Part One of an Eight-part series on the history of Radio Netherlands, the Dutch International Service. Presented by the late Pete Myers, he was in top form when this was recorded. This is probably the most comprehensive audio compilation of what was achieved in the first 50 years of the Dutch external radio broadcaster. The series was recorded in November 1996 and broadcast in February 1997. It contains the voices and sound fragments from Guillermo Marconi, PCJ-tune "Happy Station"  and Eddy Startz, Radio Oranje , Radio Herrijzend Nederland, Lou de Jong, Henk van den Broek, (the station's first Director General), hr. Van Dulken, (the first Head of the English department), Joop Acda (Director General in 1980's), Bert Steinkamp (Programme Director), Lodewijk Bouwens (Director from 1994) and myself, Jonathan Marks (Director of Programmes 1992-2003). I was talking back then about the need for Radio Netherlands to modernise and embrace new technology including the Internet. I was also concerned that the reason for international broadcasting was about to change - and that we were not moving fast enough to address the "why".  In the end, they didn't  - so these recordings lasted longer than the station! About the host Pete Myers made his name in international broadcasting on the BBC African Service in the 1960's, and at Radio Netherlands as the host and producer of the Afroscene, Mainstream Asia, Asiascan, as well as countless documentaries. There is a  to him on this site. Pete wrote the series together with translator and researcher Luc Lucas. They used material from the Radio Netherlands sound archives, as well as recordings that I found in the Media Network broadcast collection. From the Independent Obituary, written by Mike Popham. Pete Myers, broadcaster: born Bangalore, India 17 April 1939; died Utrecht, The Netherlands 15 December 1998 Pete Myer's decision to leave the BBC while at the height of his popularity robbed listeners to the African Service and what is now the World Service of one of the most innovative and magnetic broadcasters to grace the international airwaves. In the mid-1960s, as the first presenter of the African Service's controversially revamped breakfast programme, Good Morning Africa, Myers was an immediate hit with the huge new audience which had just been opened up by the mass-marketing of cheap transistor radios and, particularly in West Africa, by the start of the BBC's Atlantic relay station on Ascension Island. Within months, he was being accorded pop-star treatment whenever he arrived on tours to meet his fans in person. Pete Myers was born in 1939 in Bangalore of Anglo-Indian parents but as he grew older enjoyed shrouding his origins in mystery. Consequently, and much to his delight, few people knew whether he was a Latin American, or an exotic blend of English, German, Jewish, Lebanese and Chinese. His father had in fact worked on the Indian railways. Myers's feel for Africa resulted from his arrival in Ghana in 1957, around the time of independence. His broadcasting career began unexpectedly in Accra when he was 17. He had got to know the presenter of a jazz programme who allowed him to listen in the studio while the show was being broadcast. Then came the day when the presenter remembered, just as he was about to go on air, that he had left his script at home. Dashing out of the building to retrieve it, he was knocked down and killed. The panic-stricken producer had no choice but to ask the teenage Myers to take over. Myers did so with such natural assurance that after five years he became Ghana's top music DJ and radio personality, and a favourite of the country's president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. Away from the microphone, Myers pursued a parallel career as one of the founders of what subsequently became Ghana's National Theatre. During the Congo crisis, he and his companions risked their lives entertaining UN troops in Katanga. As Myers like to recount, the high spots of his thespian activity were taking the part of Elvis Presley in a musical called Pick Me a Paw-paw and playing Hamlet in Moscow at Nkrumah's behest. Leaving Accra for London in the mid-1960s, he was snapped up to become the presenter of the BBC's Good Morning Africa. In stark contrast to what had gone before, his resonant baritone and slick mid-Atlantic informality soon made him a household name throughout the African continent. A year or so later, while increasing his workload at Bush House, he became one of the founding presenters of Radio 1's Late Night Extra. But with a restricted playlist, and without the freedom to indulge his sometimes anarchic sense of humour, he failed to make the same impression on his domestic listeners. However, at the beginning of the 1970s, as a result of his spectacular success with African audiences, Myers was entrusted with transforming Good Morning Africa into a flagship breakfast show for the world. He presented The Morning Show, with its mixture of pop, politics and personalities, four days a week, and at the weekends hosted PM, his own show-biz interview programme. His treatment of celebrities like Peggy Lee, Shirley Bassey and Ingrid Bergman - his favourite - heralded that of Michael Parkinson on BBC TV. Myers was thrown by Dame Edna Everage, for once impersonated across the microphone by a dapper Barry Humphries in suit, monocle and trilby. Having broken the mould of broadcasting at Bush House, Myers felt he needed a change of scene and went to Lebanon to become the manager and resident impresario of a nightclub, the Crazy Horse Saloon. Unfortunately, he arrived just before the outbreak of the civil war. Bombed out of Beirut, he returned to London to find that The Morning Show had been relaunched as Network Africa and a new presenter, Hilton Fyle from Sierra Leone, had taken his place. Through ex-colleagues, he found a job opening Radio Nederland, in Hilversum. From 1976 onwards, he produced and presented hundreds of programmes in the Asian Service (Mainstream Asia, Asiascan), African Service (Afroscene) as well as the general English department. He eventually took over the helm of one of its most popular programmes, Happy Station. Pete Myers last visited London in 1987 for the 30th-anniversary recreation of the original Radio 1 group photograph on the steps of All Souls', Langham Place.    

Some mysteries remain unsolved. So let's reveal a rather old one. In February of 1988, George Wood of Radio Sweden visited Radio Netherlands on a duty trip. He was there to see how we were doing things in the English department. He dropped by on a Wednesday. Over lunch we decided on a prank. We'd swap programmes for one week only. He gave me some scripts to read and he read the texts I'd compiled for that week's show. And then Pete Myers, Mike Bird and other contributors played along. We changed the jingles for that week only. It was if George had always presented the programme.  On the day of transmission I took the day off. After the European transmission at 1130, listeners started to call the station, asking what happened to Jonathan Marks. Had I been fired? Had I said something wrong? The sweet lady operator on the Radio Netherlands switchboard tried to connect the listeners, but there was no answer from my extension. She told the callers that I was not "in anymore", implying that I had left for the day. But that's not what callers assumed. Within a few days my demise was already being posted in weekly DX newssheets that were around. Until I popped up the following Tuesday on Radio Sweden, presenting Sweden Calling Dxers as though I had always been there.  Two days later everything was back to normal. George and I both made no reference to the swap. Ever. There's nothing like a mystery. When some people asked me about the incident a few years later, I wondered whether it might have been a trick of propagation? Did anyone have a recording? No-one ever did. But I kept one. Here it is back on the Interwebs. Everyone loves a mystery.

Enjoyed relistening to this Media Network programme recorded in October 1997. Pete Myers was not only a famous presenter and producer at Radio Netherlands. He had a previous life in London being the main anchor for Good Morning Africa on the BBC External Services. But he also presented evening talk programmes on the new Radio 1 when it launched in October 1967. He went back to London to the reunion and recalls what life was like at the Beeb. In the famous , he's the one further to the right sitting behind John Peel. He always wore sun-glasses for this type of photo. I believe this one was made on the steps of All Souls Church next to broadcasting house. Golly, nearly fifteen years have passed since we made this. 

On July 12th 2012, the BBC leaves Bush House for the last time, with a world news bulletin at 11 hrs GMT. That iconic building on the Strand has been the home of the World Service since 1941. There have been various tributes in BBC programmes on the network in the last few months. As a World Service listener since 1969, I watched this organisation for the outside looking in. I was pleased that Newshour honoured the late Pete Myers by including his famous "Goooooood Morning Africa" call in their sign-off piece. I often thought he must have inspired Adrian Cronauer's famous call in Good Morning Vietnam, although,the film was largely fictitious. Pete later came to Radio Netherlands to start Afroscene and Mainstream Asia. I remember him showing me his scrapbook of newspaper cuttings compiled during his days in Ghana and at the BBC African Service. My fear is that these great stories of an intriguing building will get lost and separated in cyberspace as they move down the vast archiving system. It's already happening as BBC World Service moves on to a new life and purpose in New Broadcasting House at the Langham, just by Oxford Circus. So I've simply combined what I've heard into one compilation in the hope that by putting it together, the context of these stories won't disappear. The photo is of well-known presenter , a voice inseperable from BBC World Service in the 70's and 80's.

Just found a couple of CDs with examples of Media Network jingles and montages that were used in the programme between 1985 and 1996. They feature the voice talents of Bill Mitchell, Lou Josephs, Jim Cutler, Gene Reich (ex VoA), Pete Myers, Nevil Gray, Peter Barsby (the presenter of BBC's World Radio Club in the 1980's), Rob Groen and that mysterious lady who worked on Radio Tirana. Let me know if you want to hear more. Boy we were having fun then. Radio Netherlands may be a memory now, but they were strong memories weren't they? Photo of Lou Josephs, Jonathan Marks and Jim Cutler was taken in August 2001. We've all got much younger and wiser since then...

This was an example of a listener driven show. We start with changes to Radio Netherlands, Pete Myers talks about Hidden Holland - Emporer's and Engineers. Listener complaint about elitist digital radios! We're printing special QSL cards for a special test transmission 9860 kHz. Satellite news from Paul Balster. Quality Europe FM starts satellite transmissions. Hallmark isn't a new brand though. Sunrise Radio is back on Astra. Holland FM is also active. Eclipse FM is to operate from Jersey! Arthur Cushen has news from New Zealand, including Japanese from RNZI. RNW sends out 15000 QSLs a year. Wolf Harranth explains what the ORF Radio Austria International are doing to keep an archive. Jim Cutler does a promo for Booklist edition 13. Plans have been announced for a large SW station on behalf of the Eternal Word Television Network. Lou Josephs has a transatlantic tip for us and news about 530 kHz in the Caribbean. Gordon Darling phones in from Papua New Guinea. WWV Time announcements have changed.

This news programme starts with a call from Fiji (the furthest we ever got), and we investigate all the various radio projects that CLT is involved in. This included a rather obscure radio service in French on shortwave towards Quebec. CLT was also planning a classical music station as well as Atlantic 252, together with RTE, from County Meath, Ireland. All India Radio tests shortwave out of Port Blair. Pete Myers reports on hopes that HDTV plans will expand. We also looked into the problems of frequency announcements on shortwave, including the parody from Radio Morania and some bloopers from BBC World Service. Radio Australia spends 2.5 minutes announcing their schedule and have decided to get rid of references to "metre bands". Remember Radio Moscow with announcements that just mentioned metre bands - they had some many tranmitters they didn't need to be more specific. Kim Andrew Elliott, a researcher at Voice of America, had been doing research into receiver coverage. Andrew Piper explains why they add metre bands in some the transmissions to Africa. Andy Sennitt has news about Namibia and transmissions from Radio RSA. RCI from Sackville (see photo) started using 13 MHz for the first time.  

Pete Myers would often come up with great ideas towards the end of the year when the production budget in the English section was running low. Wednesday slots had to be filled. There was no money for in depth documentaries. Each producer was asked to make a 30 minute programme grabbing music from the record library and explaining what it meant to you. I confess that I did my best to get rid of just playing records in DX Juke Box. But those early days working in a foreign country for an international broadcaster was certainly the source of adventures. So this isn't a Media Network, although there are radio stories in the show.

On April 17th 2012, my late friend and former colleague Pete Myers would have been 73 years old. Sadly, this great broadcaster passed away all too soon on December 15th 1998. It still seems like yesterday and partly because the Media Network programme now only exists as a nostalgic collection on the Internet I thought it appropriate to add this documentary tribute I made with Luc Lucas in 1999 shortly after his passing. It is called A Talent to Amuse. Pete Myers was a regular voice on many editions of Media Network. He made his name at the BBC External Services in Bush House with a programme called Good Morning Africa. He was one of the early presenters on BBC Radio 1 in 1967 and from 1976 onwards one of the regular producers on Radio Netherlands English Service. He was the engine behind many magazine programmes but also excelled at making radio documentaries. As we busy ourselves with Twitter, Facebook and Snapchat I just wanted to put this documentary tribute back on the web for everyone to enjoy. Here are some of the memories sent in by listeners at the time. Much of the joy and magic of shortwave radio was ignited by Pete. Mainstream Asia, Asiascan, Happy Station, the specials and a host of other programmes, they all sparked of creativity. That personal touch gave radio sparkle and vitality. It touched many of us here in Asia and rest of the world. His spirit of bringing so much heart and texture to his reports was both a pleasure and inspiration to us. He was more than a voice to me, more than a friend, more than just a broadcaster. Long live the excellence that Pete strived for. Xavier Gomez, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Not only did he entertain and inform on radio he also kindly wrote me some extremely funny letters. He will be sadly missed. Michelle Thompson, Australia Listening in South Africa to the BBC Morning Show in the early seventies, I found Pete Myers an inspirational broadcaster. He ignited my lifelong passion for radio and for Africa. In particular, his programmes opened my eyes to the world north of the Limpopo River which white South Africa tried so hard to ignore in those days. Above all, he enjoyed that rare gift... the genuine ability to communicate with his listeners. Peter Biles, London, UK A year ago I returned from serving with the Peace Corps in Romania. One day I discovered Radio Netherlands via shortwave and delightedly, I sent an e-mail to Pete Myers telling him how much I loved R.N. He called me up and interviewed me. Later he sent me a tape of some of his interviews which I played for my classes. The tape exposed my students to stories and sounds the like of which they had never encountered. Cynthia D. Earman, Washington DC, USA. All of the troubles I may have had would gently step aside for the duration of Pete's time on the air. I miss him tremendously. He was a reason to get through another week. Steve Talia, Eugene, Oregon, USA For how many times, I don't know, I have been amazed at his presentation...December 15th for some unknown reason was missing from the diary and now suddenly you announced that he's gone...I just don't know what all this means! Cui Litang Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, P.R.China We lost a golden voice on the radio but his various documentaries will still be fresh in mind for all his numerous fans of the radio. Alok Das Gupta, Calcutta, India We needed him. We will always miss him... Alexandre Mossiava Moscow, Russia Pete was one the icons during my growing years. I'll miss him. Kittu Chennai, India - I always knew that when Pete was on the air, it was going to be something worth listening to. Mike Conway Merced California, USA We are all diminished by his passing, but were most uplifted by his work. Pete Myers has left a fine legacy. He will be missed by all of us, including those of us who were privileged to know him via the radio. John A. Figliozzi Clifton Park, NY, USA Pete as a broadcaster not only reached the pinnacle that all broadcasters silently wish to reach, but he will live on in the hearts of us who heard him and through the works of people that he inspired. He was the centre of any gathering and the laughter and good cheer that exploded from him. Even in sadness, his voice echoes and the sound of his laughter soothes our wounded hearts. Victor Goonetilleke, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka As someone who worked with Pete, I know how touched he would be to read these heartfelt messages from listeners around the world. Their wonderful sentiments are, of course, nothing less than the man deserves. He was a magnificent broadcaster. That rich deep voice of his so enveloping and warming. I am honoured to have known him, better for having learned from him, and proud that he was my friend. Mike Bullen, former RN producer, writer of the award-winning TV series "Cold Feet", now resident in Australia.

The programme kicks off with a review by Jeff White of what a range of international broadcasters have been doing to reach their nationals in the Middle East following the invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forces. Frans Vossen reports on changes expected to the French language network RTBF-4. Pete Myers and I review the . The reviews were later hosted by the UK Mediumwave Circle when the Receiver Shopping List on Radio Netherlands site was discontinued. We wonder what South Shropshire communications is doing on 1512 kHz. BBC 648 changes it's name to BBC for Europe. Andrew Taussig explains that mediumwave is no longer the only way to get a signal across. He also argues why they do their coverage in three languages.

This programme was broadcast just before Christmas as rumours started emerging that the Soviet Union was about to stop jamming Western broadcasters like the Voice of America. Richard Ginbey reports on what he could hear from a listening post in Johannesburg, South Africa. The EDXC convention was to be held in Helsinki 1987. We tested the Kenwood R-5000 communications receiver, Andy Sennitt reports from WRTH editorial office and John Campbell discussed how to contact clandestine radio stations. Pete Myers also looked at an automatic car starter launched in Japan in time for Christmas.

It is thirty years ago since I wrote a rather silly parody on both international radio broadcasting based on my favorite radio series at the time, the Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy. There seemed to be so much to make fun of at the time...the boring propaganda at the height of the Cold War, jamming, the waste of energy shouting from one country to another, and the variable quality of reaction from listeners. I don't think it was the listeners's fault that most of the feedback was very technical, to do with signal strength and QSL cards rather than comments on the programme. May be people were being too polite. My father would often answer the door to religious groups by apologizing that he couldn't continue the conversation because we were "drisopholia"in this house. It was years later that I p and understood the wry smile on his face as he closed the door. It seems like an excellent name for a character in this fantasy visit to Radio Politzania, the place where all shortwave signals really come from. There wasn't much time to write radio drama on the second floor of the Radio Netherlands building. And there was no budget to hire actors. So I just rattled it off on a typewriter and asked colleagues to come and read their parts in a lunchtime recording session. This was all two track material, sliced together with a chinagraph pencil and a razor blade. In total we made 5 in 1981 to fit the 5th Thursday in the month, and then one more in 1982 as a Christmas special. Listening to it now, I find it strange that we managed to predict Freeview, that all the DX programmes would be gone by 2022, and that flash memory would replace tape. It is great hearing the voices of Pete Myers, Harry Kliphuis, Neville Gray, who are sadly no longer with us. But there are plenty of people who went off to do great things elsewhere. went to Tokyo to become Executive Director of the British Chamber of Commerce, responsible for public affairs, Roger Broadbent climbed the ranks in Melbourne with Radio Australia, Bob Chaundy went back to the UK and specialised in writing detailed obituaries for the BBC and Guardian,, co-presenter of AsiaScan later wrote the comedy series Cold Feet, and so the list goes on. Listen to this for what it was. A bit of fun in the studio when times were very different to now. The series was repeated in 1984 by request. I have also had comments to this archive asking me to put them on line. So, they will all go up one by one in sequence.  

I co-hosted the show with Victor Goonetilleke who was passing through Hilversum on his way back to Sri Lanka. With recent discussion in January 2011 about funding of the BBC World Service, this flashback to a conference in September 1995 is rather topical. Sam Younger was the Managing Director of BBC World Service in 1995 and he questioned whether it is desirable for public broadcasters to work with commercial operations, especially in television. He predicted that the growth of international TV would have a major impact on radio transmissions. He also warned against certain types of sponsored programmes. The programme also contains the voice of the late Pete Myers who explains the reason for ending the run of the Happy Station programme. A nice cup of tea was one of the standard tunes that recurred in the Happy Station programme hosted by Eddy Startz, first on PCJ in 1928, and after the war when broadcasting resumed, Happy Station was a station within the station, Radio Netherlands. Last Sunday saw the last transmission of entertainment in English under that programme title. Pete Myers is one of the four hosts of the show during its 67 year run. Before the recording started he explained why the entertainment will continue, but not under the title of Happy Station. 

Turn the clock back 24 years and join us for a radio profile of what radio sounded like on the Caribbean island of Aruba. The World Cup in Mexico had just finished...and Pete Myers reports on what the ABU wants to do about radio in South Asia, Alan du Pre tells us how a UK commercial station is broadcasting DX news at just after midnight and the Media Network book review is 'Assigned to Listen' being the memoirs of those who worked at BBC Monitoring. Wierd that many of those same items come back in the news as though nothing has changed.

In this edition, we're going back to May 23rd 1985 when I was fortunate to visit Sri Lanka for the first time, as part of a stop-over on Air Lanka to Tokyo. Actually, it was great to spend some time with two long time friends of the Media Network programme, Victor Goonetilleke (pictured) and Sarath Weerakoon. This was just before a new round of hostilities broke out in the North and East of the country. I travelled with Adrian Petersen (AWR) to see the Deutsche Welle Trincomalee relay station - a trip of almost 8 hours. We stayed in the Moonlight Bay hotel, which I found out later was blown up a few weeks later. On our return, Victor had organised a meeting of Radio Netherlands' listeners and I was amazed to discover that some people had travelled over two days just to say hello and express their appreciation for Media Network and Pete Myers show at the time called Mainstream Asia. Again, as you listen to this it important to realise this is 10 years before Internet had mass appeal, only a few satellite TV channels requiring 11 metre dishes and the only way for ordinary folk to follow events was with a shortwave radio. Enjoy this one. I personally love the story from the late Chairman of the SLBC about how SLBC got its transmitting station by clever negotiations with the British. He also explains the relations with VOA and TWR. At the end of the programme is late-breaking news from Dennis Powell as hits the airwaves for the first time. 

Pete Myers, PhD Environmental Health Science: Human and Ecosystem Health Join Michael Lerner in conversation with environmental scientist and author Pete Myers. From our podcast: All this time we’ve been talking about problems. We’ve got to start showing there are practical, realistic solutions… I think one of the most important things we can do right now is to figure out how to get more resources into the field of green chemistry so that when we identify something that is dangerous, not only can we offer an alternative to the consumer, but we can argue in front of people making public health decisions that that molecule isn’t necessary because there’s a replacement. —Pete Myers Pete Myers, PhD Pete is founder, CEO, and chief scientist of Environmental Health Sciences in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is also coauthor of Our Stolen Future (1996), which explores the threats posed by man-made chemical contaminants to fetal development and human health, and he is senior advisor to the United Nations Foundation (Washington, DC). From 1990-2002 Myers was director of the W. Alton Jones Foundation, a private foundation supporting efforts to protect the global environment and to prevent nuclear war. He received his doctorate in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and lives in Virginia. Find out more about The New School at tns.commonweal.org.