Programs/Content
With ‘Reel Midwest,’ Illinois’ WILL is latest public TV station to embrace indie docs
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The new documentary showcase spotlights films with ties to the Midwest, including the BBC-backed “The Gun Shop.”
Local That Works
With AmGrad expansion, PBS Charlotte helps students visualize their dreams
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“I believed that the more we served this community, the more successful we would be,” said PBS Charlotte’s GM.
System/Policy
‘Creative financing,’ local partnerships boost Rocky Mountain Public Media capital campaign
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The campaign is supporting RMPM’s new headquarters, with a planned opening by March 2020.
People
NYPR President Laura Walker to step down in June
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Walker cited “new opportunities” that prompted her to leave, including pursuing a university position and “starting her own venture.”
System/Policy
‘Car Talk’ donation program splits from CARS/V-Dac merger
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An announcement from “Car Talk” EP Doug Berman surprised competitor CARS and left some stations flummoxed.
System/Policy
After CPB support ends, Arkansas journalism collaboration scales back efforts
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Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.
Programs/Content
TV stations are getting more data, bigger audiences with end of Nielsen’s paper diaries
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A long-promised change in how Nielsen measures TV audiences in some markets brings benefits for public stations.
System/Policy
Upcoming ‘location-based experiences’ will feature PBS brand
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“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a PBS executive.
System/Policy
One year in, KCRW Berlin preserves a U.S. diplomacy mission via radio
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Backers of U.S. public radio’s sole overseas outpost hope that it can be both a marketing opportunity for KCRW and a unifying force for its city,