People
Jim Nayder, producer of Annoying Music and Magnificent Obsession, dies at 59
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Jim Nayder, a veteran producer and programmer at Chicago’s WBEZ, died June 28. He was 59.
Quick Takes
Gov. Walker vetoes Wisconsin journalism center eviction attempt
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The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism will live to report another day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus.
Quick Takes
Wisconsin Gov. Walker will have final say on journalism center’s future
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The fate of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism now rests with Gov. Scott Walker, and will be revealed by Sunday.
People
Michael Sullivan, veteran Frontline producer, dies at 67
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Michael Sullivan, an influential producer for PBS’s Frontline for more than 25 years, died in his home in Marblehead, Mass., on June 23. He was 67.
Quick Takes
NPR shake-ups: Wahl new Morning Edition e.p.; Stencel leaves to write book
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NPR announced today that Tracy Wahl will become the new executive producer of Morning Edition.
Quick Takes
CNN Radio is shutting down
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CNN Radio, the cable channel’s digital-only audio news platform, is shutting down effective immediately, according to a CNN press release. Today will be its last day of broadcast, and staff’s final day will be Friday. The decision will affect about 12 staffers, according to the release. The network had been digital-only since April 2012. In February 2011, former Georgia Public Broadcasting News Director Susanna Capelouto left her job to become a producer at CNN Radio.
Tech
Demo Day marks ‘rite of passage’ for Matter startups
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Matter, the first startup accelerator backed by public media, unveiled the latest iterations of its inaugural class’s technology products June 13, introducing its first six teams of entrepreneurs to the venture capitalists of Silicon Valley.
People
Jim Dowe, former CEO of Maine Public Broadcasting Network, dies at 64
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Jim Dowe, the president and c.e.o. of Maine Public Broadcasting Network from 2006 to 2012, died in Portland Sunday after a long battle with esophageal cancer. He was 64.
Quick Takes
Tavis Smiley joins BlogTalkRadio
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In fall 2012, Tavis Smiley saw a decline in station carriage for his public radio program Smiley & West, including a high-profile drop from Chicago’s WBEZ. Now Smiley has found a new platform: online radio.
People
William Stibor, NET Radio music director, dies at 49
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William Stibor, the music director of NET Radio in Lincoln, Nebr., died in his home June 17. He was 49.
System/Policy
NPR, other noncoms push for laxer FCC indecency rules
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NPR is advocating for the Federal Communications Commission to loosen its policies surrounding broadcast decency standards, and retreat from a “zero tolerances” approach to one that only targets “egregious cases.”
System/Policy
Nominee for FCC chair pledges to stick to spectrum auction schedule
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During his June 18 Senate confirmation hearing for the position of Federal Communications Commission chairman, presidential nominee Tom Wheeler said it is “absolutely crucial” for the federal government to maintain its intended schedule for spectrum incentive auctions.
People
John Krauss, longtime WRVO manager, dies at 64
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John Krauss, former g.m. for WRVO in Oswego, N.Y., and a public broadcasting manager for more than 40 years, died June 17. He was 64.
System/Policy
Public media leaders debate value of internships, paid and unpaid
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As public and for-profit media companies come under new scrutiny for compensation of interns, public media executives debated how decisions to pay — or not pay — young talent support efforts to cultivate the next generation of system leaders.
People
Nathan Shaw, DEI founding president, dies at 76
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Nathan Shaw, the founding president of Development Exchange, Inc., and a public-radio fundraising pioneer, died May 29. He was 76.
People
DEI group unites public media’s young professionals
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A group of young public media professionals who began meeting informally last year to network and share ideas has moved to step up its profile.
System/Policy
Futures Forum explores pubmedia’s leadership transition
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Upcoming leadership changes in public media will be the focus of Friday’s Public Media Futures Forum in Washington, D.C., the latest in an ongoing series of conversations with luminaries in the field.
People
Robert West, specialist in community engagement around documentaries, dies at 60
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Robert West, a former community engagement strategist for Independent Television Services who left to form his own outreach organization for independent filmmakers, died June 6 after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 60.
Programs/Content
Nonprofit newsrooms struggle with long-term funding, Pew study finds
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Finding long-term, sustainable funding remains a top concern of the country’s nonprofit news outlets, according to the results of a new study published Monday by the Pew Research Center.
Programs/Content
Wisconsin lawmakers seek to hobble nonprofit investigative journalism center
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Republicans in Wisconsin’s state legislature are looking to bar the state’s public broadcasters and biggest university from contributing to an investigative-journalism center that they collaborate with, a move that would severely hinder the site’s newsgathering and educational capabilities.