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Steve Post, iconoclastic wit at WNYC and WBAI, dies at 70
Post joined in WBAI's freeform heyday before hosting Morning Music and The No Show at WNYC.John Seigenthaler, veteran journalist who died last month, also hosted NPT series on books
Seigenthaler hosted A Word on Words, a series of interviews with authors, which will continue to air new Seigenthaler-hosted episodes through September.Bite-sized climate talk: Yale preps daily 90-second pubradio show on climate change
Climate Connections will debut on public radio Aug. 18.Monday roundup: Band cancels GPB show over WRAS agreement; Montagne taking leave from ME
Plus: A Reuters photographer chronicles a day in the life of an Elmo impersonator.CPB fines Vermont PBS $15,000 for open-meeting violations
In a statement, the station said it was "disappointed" by the decision.Center for Public Integrity to explore state election spending with Arnold grant
The center is putting a $2.9 million grant toward an offshoot of its "Consider the Source" project.Robert Drew, pioneering documentary filmmaker, dies at 90
Drew directed Primary, an early example of cinema verité, and more than a dozen films for PBS.Margot Adler, veteran NPR correspondent, dies at 68
Margot Adler, a longtime NPR correspondent and former contributor to Pacifica Radio, died July 28 after a three-year battle with cancer. She ...Joy Parker, WXXI station relations and web coordinator, dies at 43
Joy Parker, a station relations and web coordinator for WXXI in Rochester, N.Y., died July 12 after a years-long battle with ALS. She ...Monday roundup: PBS, NPR ombuds address Gaza reporting; commercial TV station tries memberships
• Public media’s coverage of the conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip has some audience members questioning news outlets’ objectivity. Last week, PBS Ombudsman ...VPR turns to audience for stories of addiction and recovery
Motel parking lots and other Vermont locations spawned a radio network's search for personal accounts of drug addiction.Madeline Amgott, public TV producer, dies at 92
Amgott was one of the first female producers in TV news.Thursday roundup: White House honors Rehm and Tippett; Ira Glass’s favorite tools
Plus: AIR releases a Kickstarter tutorial, and a small Washington state community approves public access TV.Madison Hodges, longtime station manager and pubradio advocate, dies at 66
Madison Hodges, a longtime manager of public radio stations and advocate for the system who worked to increase the community impact of ...BBC cuts hundreds of jobs, increases funding for World Service
The pubcaster is restructuring its news division, with little effect on programs airing on stateside pubmedia.
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