Year: 2010
“Major news initiative” coming from CPB next week
CPB next Thursday announces a major news initiative to help stations produce more in-depth local journalism. CPB President Pat Harrison will ...If it’s March, it’s Muppet Madness time
This month the bracket brouhaha emerges once again, but forget all that March Madness b-ball boredom. This year, try a little Muppet ...Mobile DTV superior to broadband, coalition says
In reaction to the new National Broadband Plan, the Open Mobile Video Coalition told a teleconference of reporters today that mobile DTV ...Leading Gen! series garners attention
The Leading Gen!, currently carried by some 120 PBS affiliates, seems to be on a publicity roll. Last month Daily Variety TV ...California’s KOCE partnering with web news network
KOCE in Huntington Beach, Calif., is joining the Orange County Local News Network (OCLNN), owned by the for-profit web journalism chain United ...SXSW showcase a “plum gig” for Spoon & a coming out party for NPR Music
As the South by Southwest Music festival keeps getting bigger and bigger, the potential for bands to break through to commercial success ...Fellowship named in honor of reporter’s sons
NPR and the Washington Post are offering an unusual joint fellowship honoring two sons of an NPR journalist. The six-month program, split between the ...A music geek’s guide to pubradio SXSW coverage
NPR Music’s live coverage of the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin begins with tonight’s showcase headlined by Spoon, ...NewsHour producer herding 2,000 correspondents tonight
No kicking back with a green beer for PBS NewsHour Producer Linda Scott this St. Patrick’s Day. She’s in charge of organizing ...Pubcasting leaders speak out on National Broadband Plan
Reactions are in from the G4– CPB, PBS, APTS and NPR — regarding today’s historic National Broadband Plan release. Excerpts:CPB: “In particular, ...Free airfare, hotel for two attending PBS Annual Meeting
Congrats to station reps Kelly McCarthy of Vegas PBS and Michelle Dillard of KTXT in Lubbock, Texas, who won goodies for ...FCC backs pubcasting trust fund in new National Broadband Plan
The FCC’s National Broadband Plan has arrived (background: Current, Sept. 21, 2009) with its advice to Congress for expanding broadband reach ...State audit alleges Maryland PubTV didn’t properly bid $2 million in contracts
In a report released Monday (PDF), the Maryland Office of Legislative Audits contends that the state’s Public Broadcasting Commission spent more than ...Retooling NPR.org for Apple’s iPad
NPR’s web team is racing to adapt NPR.org for the technical requirements of Apple’s new iPad, which launches on April 3. Kinsey ...APTS President Larry Sidman will step down April 1
Larry Sidman, president of the Association of Public Television Stations for the past year, will resign as of April 1, he told ...
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