Month: July 2017
NPR, union approve new contract
The contract, signed Monday, covers three years.PBS’s Kerger warns of station shutdowns if CPB goes dark
"There is no plan B" to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press ...Luna arrives, Ruffman returns and more from the PBS Press Tour
Also, "The Great American Read" will let viewers vote on the nation's favorite book.Merritt returns to CPB, Ellcessor is back at WNYC and other comings and goings
Kathy Merritt is the new SVP for journalism and radio at CPB.CPB convenes public TV leaders to help system innovate
The Future Business Strategies initiative is a different kind of project for CPB.Salt Lake City station restructures major debt burden
The debt was assumed in 2008 during an effort to save the station.Where do public broadcasting stations abound?
A reader wants to know how many cities have duplicate NPR and PBS stations.AWARN public safety group adds members, sets ‘road map’ meeting
AWARN now includes four of the largest emergency-alert originators.Joni Deutsch: ‘Public media is what you make it’
Public media encouraged Joni Deutsch's evolving musical appetite with indie and alternative bands and little-heard sounds.PBS’ Online Film Festival tells diverse stories through expanded partner base
In its sixth year, the festival has added a "juried" prize, which is chosen by an esteemed panel of independent film experts.‘The Pub’ #96: How to make kids’ podcasts and why you should
A producer of a podcast for kids says the market still has plenty of room for new shows.‘Takeaway’ host Hockenberry to step down in August
Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich will host during the search for a successor.Scott Hanley signs on as jazz station GM
After returning to Pittsburgh, he began volunteering at WZUM, a station started by former colleagues.NPR staffer puts a fork in Alaska station’s flatware fiasco
The help from headquarters "was totally unexpected and very funny," an Alaska Public Media reporter said.Board seeks buyer for Brown University student radio station
“We’ve arrived at this point only after exploring a wide range of financial options, yet the challenges we face are more than ...
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