Year: 2010
Former WGBH accountant pleads guilty to using station funds
A past WGBH employee has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $500,000 from the station, the Boston Herald reports. Philip McCabe of Reading, Pa., who ...FCC commissioner, CPB Board discuss future of pubcasting spectrum
Will public broadcasters someday be made to give up their portion of the spectrum? That concern surfaced during a wide-ranging discussion on ...Idaho PTV makes its case against phaseout of aid
On Wednesday, Idaho Public Television chief Peter Morrill makes his case for continued state aid in a state legislative finance committee hearing ...Innovator Rob Bole contemplates pubmedia use of electronics trends
On his personal blog, Public Purpose Media, Rob Bole, CPB veep for digital media strategies, delves into how pubcasting can and should ...Haiti telethon sets record with $58 million in donations so far
“Help for Haiti Now,” the worldwide telethon for earthquake relief that ran on many stations including PBS last Friday night, has raised ...A proposal to abate viewer confusion
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler wrote recently in his online column about what he views as a problem: that public television viewers are confused about ...Broadband grants trickle out, apps to flood in again
With the announcement last week of four more broadband grants under the Recovery Act, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration has awarded ...Oregon pubcasting buys FM station
Oregon Public Broadcasting has purchased KWYA-FM from Way-FM Media Group, a contemporary Christian network, for $85,000, according to the online Radio Business ...$3,000 prize from CPB for pubcasting education innovation
CPB is taking entries for the 2010 My Source Education Innovation Awards. Pubradio stations are now also eligible. CPB is looking for ...Smiley’s first PBS special follows Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
A behind-the-scenes profile of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kicks off Tavis Smiley Reports, a series of four hourlong primetime specials on ...The battle for the Tonight Show, a la filmmaker Ken Burns
As the late-night war of Conan vs. Leno rages on, comedian Jimmy Kimmel took time on his show last night to ponder ...Bay Area news start-up signs deal with NY Times
The Bay Area News Project backed by San Francisco philanthropist Warren Hellman has forged a new alliance with the New York Times, ...FCC launches Future of Media initiative, requests public input
The FCC has issued a preliminary list of questions (PDF) and created a website for public comments on policy recommendations regarding media ...
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