Year: 2024
Black Public Media awards $610,000 to filmmakers, honors Sam Pollard with Trailblazer Award
The grants were announced at the 2024 PitchBLACK Forum in New York.Comings and goings: CPB hires director of radio investments, WEDU appoints COO …
Chad Lampe left PRX to become director of radio investments for CPB.Budget committee rejects proposal to reduce Arkansas PBS’ spending authority
The network has faced questions from lawmakers over questionable spending practices found in a 2022 audit.How public radio can serve listeners from across the political spectrum
Public radio has become "too predictable and a bit boring,” writes Jack Mitchell, a founding producer of “All Things Considered.” “Fix that ...How KALW opened up new possibilities with a downtown live event space
With a new space for in-person programming, the San Francisco station raised its profile and forged relationships in the community.WBUR will reduce staff by more than 30 through layoffs, buyouts
The station will also transition its daily news podcast to weekly.Should workers be forced to return to the office?
"This issue revolves around trust."Merger of Rhode Island stations gains approval from state’s attorney general
The decision clears the way for Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio to incorporate as a new organization.How The Jersey Bee uses journalism to improve public health
The Jersey Bee follows a model adapted from health care, education, and social work to deliver information that improves public health outcomes ...FCC fines Pacifica Foundation $25,000 for underwriting violations
A consent decree adopted and released Tuesday requires Pacifica to implement a compliance plan and ends an FCC investigation of WBAI in ...KQED offers buyouts to employees
The station expects to implement additional cuts.We can’t let anti-DEI laws kill public media
These laws not only create an environment ripe for misunderstanding but also gut efforts to equip employees with the skills to engage ...Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with Lookout Local to bring more news to Eugene
Lookout CEO Ken Doctor describes Lookout Eugene-Springfield as a “community newspaper that happens to be digital.”Comings and goings: VP leaves Chicago Public Media, Cincinnati Public Radio hires music director …
Amy Wielunski, who joined Chicago Public Media in 2017, is leaving her VP role to become executive director of VocalEssence, a nonprofit ...Sesame Workshop reaches tentative collective bargaining agreement with writers’ union
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, were threatening to picket outside of Sesame Workshop’s New York ...
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