System/Policy
Tennessee radio station to cut jobs, local news
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The station will stop airing local newscasts and feature reports, but “the goal is to bring those back as soon as possible,” a spokesperson said.
System/Policy
After CPB support ends, Arkansas journalism collaboration scales back efforts
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Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.
Quick Takes
New Ready To Learn grants will center on ‘community collaboratives’
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Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.
Programs/Content
TV stations are getting more data, bigger audiences with end of Nielsen’s paper diaries
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A long-promised change in how Nielsen measures TV audiences in some markets brings benefits for public stations.
Obituaries
Former WVIA GM Bill Kelly dies at 71
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Kelly worked at the Pennsylvania station for four decades.
People
NPR’s Ydstie to end his 44-year career, and other comings and goings
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Economics Correspondent John Ydstie, who joined NPR in 1979, will retire Friday.
Programs/Content
Kansas station’s zoo cams tap global appetite for animal-watching
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KTWU’s webcasts of tigers and giraffes are pulling in YouTube ad income and finding fans in Germany, Japan and Bangladesh.
Quick Takes
NPR asks FCC for flexibility in aiding radio stations affected by TV repack
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In comments filed Wednesday, the network said eligible expenses proposed by the FCC “should be considered an initial provisional list of common anticipated expenses rather than a definitive catalog of all eligible reimbursable expenses.”
System/Policy
Upcoming ‘location-based experiences’ will feature PBS brand
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“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a PBS executive.
System/Policy
OSHA finds contractors at fault in fatal Missouri tower accident
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Current obtained the October OSHA report and related documents through a Freedom of Information Act request.
System/Policy
Pubmedia to launch universal sign-on platform by early next year
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Backed by CPB, the platform aims to help stations and networks better understand their audiences.
Quick Takes
Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
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If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.
Obituaries
Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
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“There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce.”
People
Virginia foundation taps PBS exec as first CEO, and more comings and goings
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Jayme Swain has worked at PBS for six years as SVP, strategy and operations.
Programs/Content
KALW’s ‘The Intersection’ goes deep by staying in one place
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The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current’s Local that Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.
About Current
Current’s Simpson leaves to report for Stateline at Pew
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Simpson has written about funding, innovation, diversity and workplace culture for Current since her arrival in May 2016.
Quick Takes
KUT expands on explanation for taking down freelancer’s stories
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In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee’s legal department in part prompted the removal.
Programs/Content
WGBY community texting program champions early childhood literacy
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Text 413 Families brings innovative educational experiences to parents’ fingertips.
System/Policy
‘We needed to work to change the culture of media organizations’
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Jill Geisler and Cathy Trost, co-creators of the Newseum’s training program for media leaders, describe their approach for building a workplace culture of respect, trust and integrity.
Programs/Content
Upcoming ‘Nova’ documentary examines history, future of violence in human society
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The two-hour film is scheduled to air in November 2019.