System/Policy
Public TV urges FCC to exempt stations from ATSC 3.0 simulcasting rules
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TV broadcasters want the FCC to allow them to use vacant channels for the simulcasts required during ATSC 3.0 rollout.
Programs/Content
Preservation effort will digitize historic recordings in WRVR’s archive
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The station run by New York City’s Riverside Church aired interviews with Malcolm X and sermons by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #16: Producer and station leader Marita Rivero
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“We like to talk about what the Ferguson police look like, but we don’t like so much turning around and seeing what our own boards look like.”
System/Policy
APTS’ Butler says pubcasting has ‘strong case to make for higher appropriation’
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America’s Public Television Stations opened its annual Public Media Summit Monday.
Obituaries
Dan Miller, former executive director of Iowa Public Television, dies at 66
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Miller is credited for guiding the nine-station network through the digital television transition to increased viewership.
Programs/Content
New KQED podcast takes cue from NYT’s ‘The Daily’
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The morning podcast also relies on interviews with reporters for analysis of the day’s news.
Programs/Content
‘Nova Wonders’ aims to hook next generation of scientists
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The new series focuses on the scientific process, with less emphasis on actual discoveries.
System/Policy
Wisconsin public stations see shift in university oversight
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The pubcasters are now under the University of Wisconsin Colleges Extension unit, which will be eliminated in a reorganization.
Programs/Content
Three public radio stations acquire Gothamist sites
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The stations say the acquisition will “support their shared missions to reflect and serve their listeners and the public.”