Month: September 2013
CPB Inspector General’s report recommends penalties for WJFF-FM
A new report by the CPB Inspector General’s office released Sept. 12 and posted online today recommends that the corporation penalize WJFF-FM ...Obama to nominate Scripps s.v.p. to CPB Board
President Obama on Sept. 12 announced his intent to nominate David Arroyo to the CPB Board. Arroyo is s.v.p. for legal affairs at ...WNYC, Takeaway encourage stations to take it apart
Public radio’s The Takeaway has more than doubled its carriage since cancellation of NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and the show’s producers ...Localism emphasis poses risk
Of all the complex and potentially fateful decisions faced by public radio program directors as they navigate the emergence of multiplatform distribution, ...Public radio is stronger, and better, when stations invest in national shows
Public radio has reached a moment with the feel of the bank scene from It's a Wonderful Life, as station managers worry that listeners ...Pacifica relieves WPFW manager of duties, urges staff to keep quiet
Pacifica has placed John Hughes, g.m. of WPFW in Washington, D.C., on paid administrative leave and appointed an outside consultant as interim ...Redefining public media for the future
Public media is made up of hundreds of storefronts in communities large and small, each of which has a unique window into ...PBS programs win three at 2013 Creative Arts Emmys
American Masters and Downton Abbey led the opening round of the annual Primetime Emmys Sept. 15 by claiming three Creative Arts Emmys for PBS. American Masters, a production ...The Key raises WXPN’s profile as valued music curator
With The Key, we’re able to better reflect the diversity of the Philadelphia music scene, give local bands a platform to showcase ...Flatow moves Science Friday to PRI distribution
Science Friday, the weekly NPR series hosted by Ira Flatow, is pairing with Public Radio International in a new distribution deal to take effect ...Alec Baldwin ending WNYC’s Here’s The Thing
Alec Baldwin, the actor and diehard public radio fan, will be ending his own popular podcast and pubradio program after two seasons ...NPR Board appoints Haaga as interim chief, announces 10-percent buy-out plan
Paul Haaga, a lawyer and financier who has served as NPR vice chair since last fall, was appointed interim president as the ...Saul Landau, investigative filmmaker, dies at 77
Saul Landau, a filmmaker who made investigative documentaries for PBS, died Sept. 9 from cancer. He was 77. Landau’s death was announced ...Pubcaster’s memoir details creative early years at WQED
A Secretly Handicapped Man, out in October, is not only the story of Norbert Nathanson’s place in the history of public broadcasting, but also ...Departing PBS digital head Seiken will aim to transform London’s Telegraph
Jason Seiken, PBS’s outgoing head of digital media, soon will oversee all editorial operations across Britain’s Telegraph Media Group, with editors of ...
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