System/Policy
Report for America named finalist in $100M grant competition
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Six finalists are competing for the grant from the MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition.
System/Policy
NPR, advocacy group call on Congress to give university stations access to PPP
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University stations have been shut out of applying for the relief loans.
Programs/Content
‘All Creatures’ revival expands women’s roles while staying faithful to original TV show
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Debuting in January, the “Masterpiece” revamp of the long-running classic features a more contemporary sensibility.
Programs/Content
Filmmakers join Kerger at press tour to discuss pandemic’s effect on forthcoming PBS series
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At an executive session with the PBS president, Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed how the pandemic has affected productions of their next major series.
People
Comings and goings: Nikki Jones named VP at NPR, Cameo George named EP of ‘American Experience’ …
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Jones joined NPR last year after working for SiriusXM Radio.
System/Policy
PBS programming returns to South Texas after two years without over-the-air service
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PBS started broadcasting national programming through a commercial station in the region June 30.
Programs/Content
Turn around radio’s audience losses by being ‘Fringe-friendly’
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The recent decline in listening has been staggering, but so is the opportunity lying right behind it to make infrequent listeners more loyal.
Programs/Content
‘Resettled’ podcast engages collaborators in storytelling to capture refugee experience
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“One of the biggest things for me was to know that we would be treating these stories with justice and presenting them in the most honest and effective way possible,” says host and producer Ahmed Badr.
People
Wonya Lucas exits Public Broadcasting Atlanta to oversee Hallmark Channel
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As an NPR board member, Lucas led the committee that oversaw an investigation of sexual harassment by NPR news leaders.