Phila News podcast makes debut

PHILADELPHIA, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philadelphia Daily News announced the creation of a continuing series of podcasts to debut on Friday, May 6.

"If you ever wondered what the Philadelphia Daily News would sound like, what it would be like if it was an audio show, this is your chance," said Frank Burgos, Editorial Page Editor of the Daily News.

The paper announced the debut of PhillyFeed, a program of news, on-the-street interviews, original music, sports talk and other material that can be found every Friday at http://www.phillyfeed.com. "This is stuff we could NEVER print in the paper," said Burgos.

A podcast is a self-created audio program made available to the public through the Internet as MP3 music files. Those files can be played on portable MP3 players such as iPods and on desktop computers. According to the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 22 million U.S. adults now own an iPod or other type of MP3 player and 29 percent of them have downloaded a podcast program.

"Millions of people are turning to podcasts as an alternative to radio and other traditional media sources," said Burgos. "We see this as an exciting opportunity to present news, commentary and music you won't hear on other podcasts or radio programs."

PhillyFeed will be hosted by Burgos and Eric Mayberry, Daily News advertising executive. Various Daily News staff members will discuss stories they've worked on, and newsmakers, sports figures and others found in the paper every day will be interviewed. There will also be comments by experts on various subjects.

PhillyFeed can be downloaded at http://www.phillyfeed.com and will be
updated every Friday.

Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc, is a division of Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, with products in print and online. The company publishes 31 daily newspapers in 28 U.S. markets, with a readership of 9.0 million daily and 12.7 million Sunday. Knight Ridder also has investments in a variety of Internet and technology companies and two newsprint companies. The company's Internet operation, Knight Ridder Digital, develops and manages the company's online properties. It is the founder and operator of Real Cities (http://www.RealCities.com), the largest national network of city and regional Web sites in more than 105 U.S. markets. Knight Ridder and Knight Ridder Digital are headquartered in San Jose, Calif.
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