Year: 2016
‘Hamilton’s America’ boosts audience for PBS Arts Festival
PBS and WNET say 3.6 million tuned in for the Oct. 21 airing.KUSP license, assets, wine sold off to religious broadcaster
KCRW was outbid for the bankrupt station.Ohio pubcasters join to provide statewide emergency alerts
CPB is supporting the project with a $330,000 grant.‘The Pub’ #82: Chris, er, Colin McEnroe interviews Ira Glass
A conversation about the merits of pledge drives, the semiotics of this election season, and differences between radio and podcasting.A soon-to-be college grad wonders where to start in public radio
Where should an aspiring journalist begin her career?Post-auction business strategies could make public TV truly independent
Stations should be taking steps to ride an approaching wave of technological innovation in TV viewing.‘Frontline’ doc ‘Divided States of America’ explores deepening rifts in political life
The series will air in two parts Jan. 17 and 18, just days before a new president is inaugurated.Film documents ‘herculean efforts’ behind massive land-art project
“Issues don’t stop at a border. This is about the larger culture."PBS’s Playtime Pad fits with station work on early childhood education
The device’s spotlighting of PBS content is the most appealing aspect for education and engagement executives.WNET film takes viewers inside ‘the talk’ about dealings with police
“It’s like an underground, accepted family conversation, so we thought we would get that conversation out into the world to talk about ...Changing the conversation: Embracing ‘Local that Works’
The way forward for developing local public radio content with impact is likely to be a cycle of “create, copy, improve.”Phoenix’s KJZZ to launch mobile production unit that doubles as food truck
Soundbite is expected to hit metropolitan Phoenix in mid-December.Public media stations, journalists beef over the best Washington
The issue arose as D.C. voters prepare to weigh in on whether the city should ask Congress for statehood.Indiana station puts news on FM with translator purchase
The station will rebroadcast the news and talk programming already airing on a WBAA AM signal.Producer Sean Cole relishes the ‘beautiful feeling’ of performing weddings
The radio producer and poet has married 19 couples, including many friends who work in public radio.
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