Month: October 2014
Wednesday roundup: St. Louis station files complaint over Ferguson fees; Washington talks Snap
Plus: A familiar scam gets a makeover, and reasons to love Zoom.New multicast channel gives Blue Ridge PBS room for afternoon kids’ shows
Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, Va., launched a multicast channel Monday that returns children’s programming to its afternoon schedule. President James Baum said ...Tuesday roundup: NPR ombud examines climate coverage; Wisconsin station mourns reporter’s death
Plus: A remembrance of David Candow, and a community radio host's legal threat.KET loses bid to dismiss Libertarian candidate’s lawsuit over debate
A U.S. District Court judge in Kentucky has denied a public television station’s request to dismiss a lawsuit from a Libertarian candidate ...Media-watchers check in on PBS/Harper’s kerfuffle
The dustup, or at least perceived dustup, between Harper’s and PBS is getting more attention, with the magazine’s publisher sharing more details with the Columbia ...NPR announces new COO, departure of Chief Content Officer Kinsey Wilson
NPR President Jarl Mohn, who stepped into the role July 1, announced today a new COO and the departure of Kinsey Wilson, ...FAIR study finds strong corporate ties on public TV boards
An “overwhelming” number of board members at five major public television stations have links to the corporate and financial sectors, a new ...Monday roundup: WNYC revamps Schoolbook.org, CPB gives NPR $1 million for foreign coverage
Plus: American Graduate Day carriage grows, and a NewsHour segment prompts scrutiny.D.C. American Graduate event amplifies youth voices
The five winners of American Graduate’s Raise Up hip-hop and spoken-word competition performed their original poems on the stage of Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy ...Programming in Brief: PRI launches women-focused initiative, WQXR offers Berlin concerts, and more
Public Radio International will launch a multimedia program focused on women’s empowerment with a grant of about $1.28 million from the Bill ...Studies suggest classical radio may be missing out on audience growth
Researchers say stations might reach new listeners by creating apps and doing more to promote their services.FCC report aims to play up payout from spectrum auction
An FCC-sponsored report projecting huge potential paydays for television broadcasters in next year’s spectrum auctions could prompt public TV licensees to reconsider ...Pittsburgh’s WQED implements layoffs as part of restructuring
Pittsburgh’s WQED implemented layoffs this week as part of what it called a “minor reorganization” to help bring expenses in line with ...Public broadcasters fight limits on shooting in wilderness areas
The proposed rule change could hamper productions at public TV stations in Oregon and Idaho.Libertarian Senate candidate sues Kentucky Educational Television over exclusion from campaign forum
A Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate is suing Kentucky Educational Television, contending that the station is barring him from an upcoming ...
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