Month: October 2014
Friday roundup: Parachutist gets stuck on St. Louis tower; PBS station’s finance manager pleads guilty ...
• The broadcast tower of St. Louis’s Nine Network picked up an unexpected Halloween decoration Thursday night: a parachutist who was stuck ...Regents extend funding for Iowa Public Radio
The Iowa Board of Regents agreed Oct. 23 to continue funding Iowa Public Radio at current levels through the end of fiscal ...Downton, Roosevelts help boost PBS to fifth in ratings
PBS finished the 2013-14 broadcast season in fifth place among broadcast and cable networks, up from eighth the previous season and 11th ...FCC dismissal of indecency complaints clears way for renewal of pubcasters’ licenses
Pubcasters Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Twin Cities Public Television and KCOS-TV in El Paso, Texas, were among the almost 700 broadcasters whose licenses ...Thursday roundup: Serial spawns much chatter; Music X to launch at SXSW 2015
• It’s Thursday, which means that fans of Serial are getting their weekly dose of podcast crack. The This American Life spinoff, which digs into the details of a ...Downton popularity, Sprout sale contribute to $30.7 million budget surplus for PBS
PBS is once again enjoying a budget surplus, thanks in part to the continuing success of Masterpiece’s hit British costume drama Downton Abbey. PBS Chief ...After NPR, Jacki Lyden plans podcast that takes fashion seriously
The veteran host and reporter sees a chance to "rescue fashion from frivolity and rank consumerism."Burson-Marsteller executive moves up to chair PBS Board of Directors
The PBS Board of Directors elected Don Baer of Burson-Marsteller Worldwide as its new chair Wednesday, promoting him from vice-chair during a ...WNET, PBS Digital Studios team up for new YouTube series
PBS Digital Studios is commissioning the digital media unit at New York’s WNET to produce 40 episodes for two new YouTube series, ...Clash over Poirot rights caps growing tensions between PBS, Acorn
Acorn TV, the upstart streaming service specializing in British television, is still a tiny operation, with about 115,000 paid subscribers. Nonetheless, its ...Setbacks hamper Hawaii Public Radio’s fall pledge drive, yet station exceeds goal
Hawaii Public Radio overcame a brief panic about whether it could reach the goal for its fall pledge drive and exceeded it ...Marketplace selects new managing editor, Dawson joins AIR, and other comings and goings in public media
Mina Kim is the new Friday host for Forum with Michael Krasny, a live public affairs program on KQED-FM in San Francisco.MacArthur Foundation doles out $2 million in grants to documentary filmmakers
At least three filmmakers affiliated with public media will receive part of $2 million in grants for documentaries announced today by the ...Monday roundup: WNYC’s Walker criticizes Christie; Scharpling discusses future of Best Show
Plus: An NPR and KQED founder dies, and a TV critic questions PBS's programming.Allegations about sex life prompted firing, says CBC’s Ghomeshi
Jian Ghomeshi, host of CBC Radio’s Q, said Sunday that he was fired by the Canadian pubcaster over a threat about allegations regarding ...
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