Quick Takes
NPR, union approve new contract
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The contract, signed Monday, covers three years.
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“There is no plan B” to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press Tour.
Also, “The Great American Read” will let viewers vote on the nation’s favorite book.
Kathy Merritt is the new SVP for journalism and radio at CPB.
The Future Business Strategies initiative is a different kind of project for CPB.
The debt was assumed in 2008 during an effort to save the station.
A reader wants to know how many cities have duplicate NPR and PBS stations.
AWARN now includes four of the largest emergency-alert originators.
Public media encouraged Joni Deutsch’s evolving musical appetite with indie and alternative bands and little-heard sounds.
In its sixth year, the festival has added a “juried” prize, which is chosen by an esteemed panel of independent film experts.
A producer of a podcast for kids says the market still has plenty of room for new shows.
Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich will host during the search for a successor.
After returning to Pittsburgh, he began volunteering at WZUM, a station started by former colleagues.
The help from headquarters “was totally unexpected and very funny,” an Alaska Public Media reporter said.
“We’ve arrived at this point only after exploring a wide range of financial options, yet the challenges we face are more than just financial.”
We’re examining noncommercialism for our Currently Curious series.
After a roller-coaster ride to preserve state funding for West Virginia Public Broadcasting, Executive Director Scott Finn reflects on what he learned from the crisis.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the station is rebuilding lost systems and strengthening network security.
The committee recommends $25.7 million for the public TV early literacy project.
“You immediately become hyper-aware of how good, or not good, your relationships with people are.”