The Director of Public Interest Pictures' documentary on the media, Broadcast Blues, Wilson tells important stories which move politicians to act. 1987's California State University Long Beach “Outstanding Graduate” in Radio/TV/Film, she won Emmys for specials she produced for Jim Lampley, Bree Walker, Sylvia Lopez and others at KCBS-TV in Los Angeles, and then in 1994 turned the spotlight on wasteful government spending for Sacramento Fox TV station KTXL, where her Emmy winning stories changed national, state, and local spending policies.
In 1998 , Wilson broke national news of pharmaceuticals appearing in drinking water, which forced the US EPA to begin testing. Her AP, RTNDA, and PRNDI award winning radio show "Healing Healthcare" at Sacramento NPR station KXJZ in the early 2000's helped put more nurses on the job in California.
Broadcast Blues sets its sights on media policy, and www.SueWilsonReports.com turns a critical eye on the media itself.

Blog Entries by Sue Wilson

Save Talk Radio!

12 Comments | Posted September 15, 2009 | 01:12 PM (EST)


I was strolling through my local county fair this summer, a small fair, a friendly fair, where cows, sheep and pigs outnumber food vendors.

The Republican booth caught my eye, but not because of the red white and blue decorations. What caught my eye was the sign they'd posted,...

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Radio Speech Is Not Free Speech

56 Comments | Posted August 17, 2009 | 03:19 PM (EST)


On August 11, 2009, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, in a unanimous vote, became the first elected body in the United States to stand up to Hate Radio. Their resolution urges "the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct a comprehensive investigation on hate speech in the media, allowing public...

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It's War. Media War

10 Comments | Posted August 10, 2009 | 08:49 PM (EST)


It's war.

Hundreds of protesters are turning Democratic Town Hall meetings into combat zones in a battle over health care. They are angry, really angry. Barack Obama's healthcare plan, they believe, is going to euthanize Grandma.

I would be angry, too, if they were going to kill my grandmother,...

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Talk Radio Rules Blue Dog States

16 Comments | Posted July 23, 2009 | 10:52 AM (EST)


There's a showdown at the House Energy and Commerce Committee corral. Seven Blue Dog Democrat members are banding together, and if they don't get their way, they can gun down the health care bill.

The Blue Dog Seven are spooked by pressure from their constituents and recent polls that...

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