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.
System/Policy
Big Bird’s finances come under scrutiny at House budget hearing
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Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?
Quick Takes
Bluegrass FM signal in Washington, D.C., suburbs will go off air
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The service will continue online and on an HD radio channel.
Tech
Could the auto-transcription service Trint be cheaper?
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We ask the founder of Trint if he could drop prices and pursue a more volume-based business model.
System/Policy
FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters’ main studio operations
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Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become “outdated and unnecessarily burdensome.”
Programs/Content
Free To Choose founder moves on after career of promoting ‘winning ideas of freedom’
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Bob Chitester, head of the libertarian-leaning production company, will retire this summer.
System/Policy
Trump’s 2018 budget calls for phasing out public broadcasting funds
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The $30 million for CPB is intended for “an orderly closeout of federal funding.”
Programs/Content
As Cosby faces trial, WHYY podcast looks at how hometown views native son
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The show examines the man who wore Philly on his chest and what locals are saying about him.
Quick Takes
Latest version of Trump budget reportedly maintains push to end CPB funding
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“There is a little money in the budget left to allow us to wind down the federal position,” said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.
#IAmPublicMedia
Rekha Murthy: ‘Public radio is embedded in my being’
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Murthy grew up listening to public radio and finds that even as her media choices expand, she always comes back to it.
Programs/Content
NPR’s first podcast for kids comes at the right time
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NPR fans didn’t know that they had waited 47 years for children’s programming until a few weeks ago.
Tech
How to sneak audio into Facebook posts
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Embedding a video in a Facebook post is easy. Embedding audio is harder but doable. This article will show you how.