diff --git a/storage.go b/storage.go
index 65dc26d..c26946b 100644
--- a/storage.go
+++ b/storage.go
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ func loadArticles() map[string]Article {
 	return articles
 }
 
-// getBroadcastHistory gets the most recent broadcast articles
-func getBroadcastHistory(limit int) ([]Article, error) {
+// getBroadcastArticles is a common function for retrieving broadcast articles
+// with consistent filtering criteria
+func getBroadcastArticles(limit int) ([]Article, error) {
 	rows, err := db.Query(`
 	SELECT link, title, description, published, originalDate, source, firstseen, seen, summary, importance, id, broadcastTime
 	FROM articles
@@ -271,6 +272,11 @@ func getBroadcastHistory(limit int) ([]Article, error) {
 	return articles, nil
 }
 
+// getBroadcastHistory gets the most recent broadcast articles
+func getBroadcastHistory(limit int) ([]Article, error) {
+	return getBroadcastArticles(limit)
+}
+
 // getNextUpArticles gets the top 25 articles eligible for broadcast sorted by importance
 func getNextUpArticles() ([]Article, error) {
 	now := time.Now()
@@ -328,62 +334,14 @@ func getNextUpArticles() ([]Article, error) {
 
 // getRecentBroadcasts retrieves the n most recently broadcast articles
 func getRecentBroadcasts(n int) []Article {
-	rows, err := db.Query(`
-	SELECT link, title, description, published, originalDate, source, firstseen, seen, summary, importance, id, broadcastTime
-	FROM articles
-	WHERE broadcastTime IS NOT NULL 
-	  AND broadcastTime > 1 
-	  AND broadcastTime != 0
-	  AND datetime(broadcastTime) != '1970-01-01 00:00:00'
-	  AND datetime(broadcastTime) != '0001-01-01 00:00:00'
-	  AND strftime('%Y', broadcastTime) > '2000' -- Ensure year is at least 2000
-	ORDER BY broadcastTime DESC
-	LIMIT ?
-	`, n)
-
+	articles, err := getBroadcastArticles(n)
 	if err != nil {
 		logInfo("db", "Error retrieving recent broadcasts", map[string]interface{}{
 			"error": err.Error(),
 		})
 		return []Article{}
 	}
-	defer rows.Close()
-
-	var broadcasts []Article
-	for rows.Next() {
-		var a Article
-		var seen sql.NullTime
-		var broadcastTime sql.NullTime
-		var originalDate sql.NullTime
-
-		err := rows.Scan(
-			&a.Link, &a.Title, &a.Description, &a.Published, &originalDate, &a.Source,
-			&a.FirstSeen, &seen, &a.Summary, &a.Importance, &a.ID, &broadcastTime,
-		)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			logInfo("db", "Error scanning broadcast article", map[string]interface{}{
-				"error": err.Error(),
-			})
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if seen.Valid {
-			a.Seen = seen.Time
-		}
-
-		if broadcastTime.Valid {
-			a.BroadcastTime = broadcastTime.Time
-		}
-
-		if originalDate.Valid {
-			a.OriginalDate = originalDate.Time
-		}
-
-		broadcasts = append(broadcasts, a)
-	}
-
-	return broadcasts
+	return articles
 }
 
 func setupLogging() {