WCPN 90.3, Cleveland Installs Burli
September 25, 2001

National Public Radio station in Cleveland, Ohio selects Burli for news and current affairs production

CLEVELAND, OHIO - WCPN 90.3FM has today begun using Burli news software to produce the demanding news and current affairs output of their award-winning public radio newsroom.

"Burli will make a big difference to the ease and sophistication of our news production," says Dave Pignanelli, WCPN's Director of News and Information.

WCPN's journalists use Burli to write and edit local news, interviews and business reports through the day, and five hours of live news and interviews each weekday morning.

April Baer, co-host of WCPN's Morning News, says Burli's powerful set of tools will make the program a great deal easier to produce. "The task of finding, editing and taking news to air is so much faster and more efficient with Burli," she says. "We used to spend a lot of time running around the building putting the show together. Now we can do all of it at our own desks; the difference is amazing."

WCPN chose Burli after a lengthy selection process. The decision was based in part on recommendations from public radio colleagues who already use Burli.

About WCPN 90.3 FM

90.3 WCPN FM is a non-commercial public radio station and NPR affiliate that broadcasts to northeastern Ohio from studios in Cleveland. The station is known for its coverage of important local issues, news, jazz and intelligent talk. 90.3 WCPN is highly regarded among its peers as one of the best public radio stations in America. It is a multiple recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists award as "Best Radio News Operation" in Ohio.

About Burli

Burli is a news editing system that runs on Windows computers. It allows journalists to capture news wire feeds, write scripts, organize run-downs, digitally record and edit radio news reports, plan news assignments and much more at their desks. Burli also harnesses the latest mobile networking technology to create virtual newsrooms across the world. Reporters anywhere can use Burli to connect to their main newsroom, file stories, and access the industry-leading editing tools they have on their desktops.

Burli Software Inc. is a private software company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. Burli's newsroom editing software is used by journalists in about a dozen different languages across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

For more information, contact:

BURLI

Ian Gunn, Director of Communications

Tel: +1.604.684.3140 (ext 244)

E-mail: communications@burli.com

Web: www.burli.com

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