System/Policy
UC Davis alums, local community protest relocation of freeform college station
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Supporters of KDVS argue that the smaller studios will diminish the station’s operations and its value for teaching students.
People
Allan Pizzato to retire as CEO of WYES
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Pizzato helped create a new headquarters for WYES and launch new cooking programs and history specials.
Programs/Content
Fans, stations welcome return of hit series ‘Sanditon’
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Efficient production and a collaborative funding push allowed for two new seasons of the “Masterpiece” Jane Austen adaptation.
Programs/Content
NYPR fires Bob Garfield after investigation into bullying
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Garfield was fired following two investigations into his conduct.
Featured in People
Valley PBS taps filmmaker Jeff Aiello as CEO
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Aiello was previously EP of shows that aired on the station.
Local that Works Case Studies
How City Bureau models democratizing journalism
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City Bureau’s programs mainly focus on training and equipping people with little or no journalism experience to lead community conversations, provide oversight of public meetings, and conduct investigations into local sociopolitical issues.
Local that Works
Democratizing journalism: City Bureau’s public access reporting model
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Watch our Local that Works webinar about how City Bureau is engaging diverse audiences, training grassroots journalists and holding government agencies accountable.
People
Martin Miller will step down as president of New England Public Media
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Miller has worked for the organization’s radio station since 1995.
Development
Latest round of NEA grants includes dozens in pubmedia
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The agency announced $88 million in grants this week.
People
Cristy Meiners named interim manager for KUER, Kate Sickora to lead development for WVIA …
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KUER Station Manager Joel Meyer left to become CCO for Freakonomics Radio.
Development
Stations report higher gifts as door-to-door canvassing resumes
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With pandemic restrictions easing, stations that have relaunched canvassing have seen a 10% increase in average new sustainer gifts.
People
PBS appoints Rhonda Holt as CTO
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Holt has worked for PBS since 2016 and was promoted to SVP last year.
System/Policy
Public media’s one-of-a-kind leadership training needs new funding. Here’s why our industry can’t let it end.
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The most transformational leadership program we’ve ever experienced gave public media a boost during one of our industry’s most challenging years. Now, its future is in doubt.
Programs/Content
PBS series on life expectancy aims to give ‘200-year view of the present moment’
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Greenlit as the COVID pandemic accelerated, “Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer” suddenly found itself “right in the middle of history.”
System/Policy
NPR board adds DEI committee
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The new committee will support NPR’s DEI-focused strategic plan.
CPB
CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
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CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.
System/Policy
New FCC rules spare pubcasters from foreign sponsorship disclosures
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The commission reined in proposed regulations that had sparked concern at NPR and PBS.
Programs/Content
#PBSForTheArts campaign documents how arts have survived pandemic
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#PBSForTheArts is examining how arts organizations are working to “stay around, stay relevant and then fight back,” said WNET Group CEO Neal Shapiro.
People
Comings and goings: Laura Knoy to retire from NHPR, PBS North Carolina hires chief education officer …
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Knoy has hosted New Hampshire Public Radio’s “The Exchange” for 25 years.
People
Yamiche Alcindor named moderator of ‘Washington Week’
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Alcindor plans to maintain the show’s traditions while thinking of ways it can speak “to a new generation of people.”