NPR
Journalist says NPR nixed story because she speaks with an accent
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“Several people” at NPR apologized to Gisele Regatao after her story about an art exhibit was rejected.
Programs/Content
KUT removes freelancer’s coverage of its newsroom from website
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Managing Editor Matt Largey told news staff that attorneys advised KUT to withdraw the stories from its website, according to three staffers.
System/Policy
APTS’ Butler sees good outlook for pubcasting support after midterms
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Public broadcasting “may hope for, and we are planning for, more public support over the next 10 years,” America’s Public Television Stations President Pat Butler told attendees at the Fall Marketplace conference.
Development
Two promising pledge shows claim APT PitchFest prizes
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The winners are a show aimed at 50-plus viewers and a program about self-improvement.
People
KERA’s Alhadeff to retire, Young takes permanent ‘Morning Edition’ role, and more comings and goings
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Mary Anne Alhadeff has led the Dallas public broadcaster for 14 years.
Programs/Content
Host Kimball on ‘Milk Street’: ‘People showed up at the party’
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“I think our style of cooking is so different now that it attracts a wider audience,” Kimball said.
Programs/Content
Futuro Media picks participants for podcast training program
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The organization is training six people with no experience in public media to create podcasts.
About Current
Letter from the executive director: Triple your donation to Current for NewsMatch 2018
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Help us continue to do our part to help public media thrive.
Development
Amid forecast of fundraising declines, pubcasters should focus on sustainers, cultivate major gifts
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Fundraising experts project that 2018 will close with a decline in charitable giving from last calendar year, but station fundraisers said the trend isn’t apparent yet.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2019: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Browse, filter and search our listing of more than 100 programs scheduled for upcoming release.
Programs/Content
Gates’ four-hour series on Reconstruction uncovers ‘a history that needs to be told’
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The arc of “Reconstruction: America After the Civil War,” slated to air next April in two installments, mirrors race relations in the U.S. today.
Programs/Content
Intimate ‘Independent Lens’ film documents problems with rural health care
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“The Providers” examines the challenges of delivering care to patients in northern New Mexico.
Programs/Content
PBS plans both broad and intimate looks at historic moon landing
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The schedule will feature “high-performing library content and specially commissioned projects,” said Bill Gardner, PBS programming development VP.
Court of Appeals upholds decision backing KET criteria for debate participation
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David Patterson, a Libertarian candidate who ran for U.S. Senate in 2014, sued after being excluded from a 2014 candidate forum.
Quick Takes
NPR business editor accuses Indian politician of rape
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The Washington Post published an op-ed Thursday in which NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi accused a top Indian politician of assaulting her when she was in her early ’20s.
Programs/Content
WNET’s All Arts network may grow into multicast channel offering
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The complete network will launch Jan. 28.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab receives Knight grant for revenue innovation project
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The grant will support BizLab’s work with stations on revenue experiments.