Year: 2009
Weekend listening for music lovers
The Sounds of American Culture, an annual radio series featuring recordings from the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry, brings the story ...Tavis Smiley adds four hourlong specials to PBS lineup
Tavis Smiley will do several primetime specials in addition to his regular weekly PBS show starting in January, his production company announced ...House approves satellite reauthorization bill
The House has passed the Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act by a vote of 394 to 11, with 29 members ...Pubradio talents share interviewing tips
Virtuoso Voices, the production shop creating interview clips for classical music stations, has updated and republished its extended tip sheet on interviewing ...FCC offers 67 spare local FM frequencies for noncomm use
For a week in February (Feb. 19-26), the FCC will offer 67 local FM frequencies assigned to specific cities and towns. The ...Ramsey to pubradio: to court younger listeners, get creative, be bold
What should public radio do about the aging of its audience, as documented in the latest Walrus Research report? Given that the ...WordGirl and Clifford enter the app world
Scholastic Media, the international children’s publishing, education and media company, is introducing iPhone and iPod apps for several kid’s shows including PBS’s ...WGBH HD archives now available through Getty Images
Getty Images, one of the world’s largest creators and distributors of still images, footage and multimedia, is now offering WGBH Educational Foundation’s ...February deadlines set for PTFP equipment grant applications
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has set Feb. 4 as the application deadline for most grant applications for the fiscal year ...Pubcasting reform workshopped by FTC panel
As the Federal Trade Commission convened its two-day workshop on how journalism can survive and thrive during the shift to web-based media ...Tampa volunteer producer Arlene Engelhardt will head Pacifica
Pacifica Radio’s new executive director, effective tomorrow, is Arlene Engelhardt, a programmer and former board president at affiliate station WMNF in Tampa. ...ITVS, PBS partner to present indie flicks on iTunes
ITVS and PBS are offering more than 20 indie films via iTunes, according to ITVS. The initiative is part of the Independent ...FTC journalism summit webcast now available
The webcast has begun for the FTC’s workshop, “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet Age?” Participating pubcasters include Joaquin Alvarado, CPB’s senior ...Public Radio Satellite System turns 30
The Public Radio Satellite System is marking its 30th anniversary, it announced today. PRSS launched in 1979, and was the first to ...Nightly Business Report chooses Kangas replacement
Nightly Business Report has decided on a co-anchor to work with Susie Gharib, the show announced today. Tom Hudson was formerly in ...
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