System/Policy
Minnesota supplies $1.95 million for new public TV equipment
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Pioneer Public Television will move into new headquarters in the next year.
Quick Takes
Libertarian-leaning ‘School Inc.’ documentary sparks rebuke, defense
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An academic calls the program “an unbalanced, journalistically questionable series.”
Quick Takes
Chicago Public Media seeks to expand WBEZ news staff
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CEO Goli Sheikholeslami discussed the plans at a City Club of Chicago lunch event, reports Crain’s.
System/Policy
How public broadcasters are lagging behind the innovation curve of Next Gen TV
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The “soft focus” on strategic planning is putting public TV far behind commercial broadcasters.
People
Raney Aronson-Rath: It’s in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
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Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.
People
NETA’s Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings
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Hinton began his career in public broadcasting in 1968.
Quick Takes
WAMU sees gains in black, Latino audience
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Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station’s audience, according to the Washingtonian.
Obituaries
Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
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Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
Quick Takes
Layoffs at KCPT in Kansas City, Mo., include Emmy-winning producer
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Two producers, an education coordinator and the executive producer for cultural affairs were cut.