{"podcast":{"title":"Birmingham AL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","podcast_index_feed_id":7604728,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/birmingham-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/birmingham-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":1187,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Birmingham News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Birmingham, Alabama—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Birmingham News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T12:21:20.655032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728"},"episode":{"title":"Alabama TV Commission Poll Results Revealed | Birmingham News","slug":"alabama-tv-commission-poll-results-revealed-birmingham-news","published_at":"2026-09-14T22:20:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-tv-commission-poll-results-revealed-birmingham-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/5de5b77ffd0f9e5d","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/fc10a0cc-c1fb-44f7-8349-9c655c141765.mp3","summary":"Alabama’s Educational Television Commission is set to unveil the results of a pricey $47,500 survey—commissioned in April and conducted by the McLaughlin Group—that polled 600 residents on a key issue. The tight 4-3 vote to hire the pollsters hints at internal debate, all while the state navigates fallout from federal cuts to NPR and PBS under President Trump. What the public thinks could reshape Alabama’s educational broadcasting future—watch this space. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://1819news.com/news/item/alabama-educational-television-foundation-authority-to-meet-again-about-funding-poll-on-aptv-pbs-approval More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/5de5b77ffd0f9e5d Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Alabama’s Educational Television Commission is set to unveil the results of a pricey $47,500 survey—commissioned in April and conducted by the McLaughlin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":76,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/episodes/alabama-tv-commission-poll-results-revealed-birmingham-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/birmingham-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7604728/alabama-tv-commission-poll-results-revealed-birmingham-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}