Author: Andrew Lapin
Third Coast Festival names new executive director
Shirley Alfaro's experience in arts and media administration has included a role with StoryCorps Chicago.Film exposes dark repercussions of China’s one-child policy
The upcoming "Independent Lens" documentary by filmmaker Nanfu Wang presents disturbing accounts of the policy's impact.Blue Ridge PBS draws on archives to program 24-hour streaming service
Inspiration for the ad-supported channel came from local companies that were looking for digital marketing opportunities.After years of losses, Maryland stations explore collaboration to cut costs
The Eastern Shore's Delmarva Public Radio and WESM-FM seek long-term survival in a competitive market.Experiments with 360 video prepare stations for next wave of innovation
Broadcasters in Nebraska, Texas and Florida are learning how to engage viewers with immersive media productions.Owner of Miami’s WLRN narrows options for future governance
One outcome discussed at a meeting Wednesday would maintain the Miami-Dade school district's ownership of WLRN, while the other looks toward independence.OPB drops ‘Finding Your Roots’ episode featuring presidential candidate
“At the beginning of a presidential candidacy, to be doing a valentine to one candidate, I just don’t think it’s a very ...New MPR-backed site hopes to be ‘one-stop shop for all things immigrant’
Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its ...Rhode Island PBS sticks with host after blackface photo emerges
A 1986 photo depicted talk show host Jim Hummel dressed as Tubbs from "Miami Vice" for a Halloween party.Colorado Public Radio builds investigative unit to match its growing news ambitions
With a multiyear gift from an anonymous donor, the Denver network is hiring an editor for its new investigations team.In Miami, stakeholders weigh future of WLRN’s relationship with school-board licensee
Station leaders, fundraisers and school district officials are considering whether a separate nonprofit should take over WLRN's licenses.With ‘Reel Midwest,’ Illinois’ WILL is latest public TV station to embrace indie docs
The new documentary showcase spotlights films with ties to the Midwest, including the BBC-backed "The Gun Shop."With AmGrad expansion, PBS Charlotte helps students visualize their dreams
“I believed that the more we served this community, the more successful we would be,” said PBS Charlotte's GM.‘Creative financing,’ local partnerships boost Rocky Mountain Public Media capital campaign
The campaign is supporting RMPM's new headquarters, with a planned opening by March 2020.NYPR President Laura Walker to step down in June
Walker cited “new opportunities” that prompted her to leave, including pursuing a university position and “starting her own venture.”
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