Month: June 2010
Henson Company to release 3D movie
The Jim Henson Company is working on a 3D sequel to Jim Henson’s “Dark Crystal” film, CEO Lisa Henson tells Reuters. She ...Stations wind up unique multi-year forgiveness outreach
A four-year Campaign for Love and Forgiveness program draws to an end Tuesday (June 15) at six pubcasting stations nationwide participating in ...Need to Know brings on financial reporter
Financial journalist Stacey Tisdale tis joining Need to Know as a contributing reporter on June 25. “It’s an honor to be part of something ...KWMU to air St. Louis Symphony performances
KWMU is picking up live performance broadcasts of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in September. The partnership, announced yesterday, provides a new ...NPR Music: Passport to the coolness of Bonnaroo
NPR Music is about to begin webcasting live from the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., a first for the ...Letters to ombudsman persist on Smiley’s comments, and Memorial Day concert
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler continues to hear from viewers about two controversial subjects: Tavis Smiley’s comments on terrorism, and treatment of the ...Sylvia Strobel, attorney and former pubcaster, heads association of access centers, ACM
Sylvia Strobel, president of the Pennsylvania Public Television Network until it was dismembered in state budget cuts recently, has been named executive ...Foundations withdraw their option on WDUQ
The Pittsburgh foundations that bought a 60-day option on the sale of WDUQ last month have withdrawn their nascent bid for the ...PBS Kids Go! writing contest judges includes hit kids’ book authors
R.L. Stine, author of the hit children’s book series Goosebumps, is among the judges for the PBS Kids Go! Writers Contest — ...ABC News veteran signs on as NewsHour political editor
Longtime ABC News Political Director David Chalian joins the PBS NewsHour on July 6, the show announced today. As its political editor, ...West Virginia pubcasting audit reveals issues with its relationship with nonprofs
An audit of the Educational Broadcasting Authority in West Virginia (PDF) released to state legislators Wednesday (June 9) concludes that by operating ...PBS lays off 13
Thirteen staffers “will be leaving PBS,” network President Paula Kerger said in a memo to the system today (June 9). “The entire ...FCC news: Cap Hill testimony, and an upcoming forum
In a hearing today (June 9) on Capitol Hill, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski asked Congress for its assistance in reclaiming ...It’s Takeaway vs. Morning Edition in Minneapolis
On community station KFAI-FM in Minneapolis, The Takeaway, the live drivetime news show from Public Radio International that launched in April 2008, ...06-09-10
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