System/Policy
Big Bird’s finances come under scrutiny at House budget hearing
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Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?
FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
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Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
People
NETA’s Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings
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Hinton began his career in public broadcasting in 1968.
Obituaries
Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
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Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
Tech
Could the auto-transcription service Trint be cheaper?
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We ask the founder of Trint if he could drop prices and pursue a more volume-based business model.
Programs/Content
Free to Choose founder moves on after career of promoting ‘winning ideas of freedom’
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Bob Chitester, head of the libertarian-leaning production company, will retire this summer.
System/Policy
Trump’s 2018 budget calls for phasing out public broadcasting funds
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The $30 million for CPB is intended for “an orderly closeout of federal funding.”
Programs/Content
As Cosby faces trial, WHYY podcast looks at how hometown views native son
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The show examines the man who wore Philly on his chest and what locals are saying about him.
#IAmPublicMedia
Rekha Murthy: ‘Public radio is embedded in my being’
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Murthy grew up listening to public radio and finds that even as her media choices expand, she always comes back to it.
Programs/Content
NPR’s first podcast for kids comes at the right time
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NPR fans didn’t know that they had waited 47 years for children’s programming until a few weeks ago.
Tech
How to sneak audio into Facebook posts
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Embedding a video in a Facebook post is easy. Embedding audio is harder but doable. This article will show you how.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #95: Sarah Alvarez on how to serve low-income people
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The former Michigan Radio reporter’s new nonprofit offers renters in Detroit actionable information about their properties, texted right to their phones.