Programs/Content
WMFE pursues new audiences with weekday show ‘Engage’
|
“Part of our vision is to lead the community conversation. … I see ‘Engage’ as the most public, consistent way we’re doing that,” says WMFE CEO Judith Smelser.
Current (https://current.org/prominence/category-featured/)
This will allow you to designate a story to appear more prominently on category archive pages.
“Part of our vision is to lead the community conversation. … I see ‘Engage’ as the most public, consistent way we’re doing that,” says WMFE CEO Judith Smelser.
“This is a story that needs to be told … for my sake, for our family’s sake, and for those who will listen to it in Detroit and see themselves in it,” Mosley said.
A proposal to be forwarded to stations allocates $7.6 million of PBS’ own funds for strategic priorities.
The new PBS Kids series is a literacy show “about different ways to communicate … and understanding peoples’ points of view,” says creator Tim McKeon.
The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
Perez had been serving as the station’s interim CEO.
Shawn Castellanos was named EVP and chief revenue officer for WETA.
Last year, a subcommittee had recommended zeroing out public media funding.
The music station purchased San Francisco’s KREV for $3.75 million in an October bankruptcy auction.
Gordon acknowledged the station’s financial difficulties and said she aims to lead with transparency.
Bodley is leaving for a position at WVTF in Roanoke, Va.
The commission’s proposal to boost localism in broadcasting won’t make a significant difference to public radio, according to comments filed by NPR.
Vic Vela said the station “exploited my health condition … only to terminate me as soon as they had to deal with my disability.”
“Investing in diverse donor, listener and digital user acquisition is critical to the future of local public news outlets.”
The new legislation would give a cabinet secretary the authority to hire and fire WVPB’s executive director.
Patricia Fitzhugh was hired as VP and CFO for Maryland Public Television.
The writers, represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, are hoping to reach a new deal before the current season of “Sesame Street” ends.
“The No. 1 lesson is that this demographic of people, Gen Z, are starved for connection and they really want to talk about politics!”
How you handle your layoff says a lot about your professional attitude and will impact your mental attitude.
Though he’s often credited for saving NPR from bankruptcy in 1983, Bornstein’s influence on public broadcasting ran much deeper than his interim stint as NPR president.