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Trump approves Labor–HHS support for CPB, interconnection, Ready To Learn
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The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.
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The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.
Local stations “have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack,” NPR said in FCC comments.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will provide a $2 million grant.
“You never know what you’ll hear on public radio,” says pianist and composer Victor Moore.
The companies’ union is affecting personnel, programming and PRI’s relationship with WGBH.
Keating was also an early supporter of the Digital Convergence Alliance, a joint master control service in Jacksonville, Fla.
Jo Anne Wallace, VP and GM of KQED Radio, has worked for the San Francisco station since 1990.
Producers who have left public radio to go solo as podcasters have made some outstanding work. But the work has sometimes made them emotional wrecks.
Patti Smith will step down Oct. 8, according to an email she sent to staff Monday afternoon.
Charitable Adult Rides & Services and Car Talk VDP/V-Dac will operate as a single nonprofit.
The documentarian died Sept. 16 at the age of 97.
Interim GM Patti Smith and KUT journalists also disagreed when Smith intervened in the station’s coverage of its own internal matters.
The stations will receive CPB grants to implement the new “Urban Alternative” format.
The show is moving away from its roots with Garrison Keillor.
WDET and Feet in 2 Worlds are partnering on the fellowships.
Comments from a former writer for the show prompted a tweet from the Workshop Tuesday.
The college is reportedly negotiating with a religious broadcaster.
Podcasts give creators of kids’ shows more freedom, but finding ways to play to radio’s strengths can help them reach more listeners.
A report found that Associate GM of News Mark Moran drove employees after drinking, kissed a former intern and made remarks perceived by staff as sexist and inappropriate.
Our panel of judges selected four projects that they believe deserve wider attention and adoption within public media.