Author: Andrew Lapin
Lee Chamberlin, original Electric Company cast member, dies at 76
Chamberlin appeared on the PBS show for two seasons, acting opposite Morgan Freeman, Bill Cosby and Rita Moreno.Dorothy Peterson, CPB program officer, dies at 79
Peterson worked on several projects for CPB and the National Endowment for the Humanities and mentored younger CPB staffers.Public Radio International launches podcast network SoundWorks
SoundWorks launched Thursday with four podcasts, and PRI plans to add more in coming weeks.Chuck Furman, founding program manager of WGVU, dies at 73
Furman helped launch WGVU-TV in Grand Rapids, Mich., and served as its assistant g.m. in charge of community relations for 25 years.With help from WFMT, complete archives of Studs Terkel find new life online
The WFMT Radio Network is preparing to release the complete digitized radio archives of Pulitzer Prize–winning oral historian Studs Terkel online by ...Milwaukee pubcasters go deep on problem of imprisonment of black males
A community forum in Milwaukee Tuesday will cap a seven-month reporting project by two of the city's public broadcasters on their county’s ...Monday roundup: Idaho PTV’s strange debate, overstated “emergency” in CPBN fundraising email
Plus: The University of Missouri's j-school welcomes "institutional fellows," and Bill Buzenberg steps down from the Center for Public Integrity.President Obama calls in tribute for Kasell’s ‘Wait Wait’ sign off
Carl Kasell capped more than three decades at NPR with a taping of his final Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode and an auditorium ...Friday roundup: Matter announces third class, O’Brien wins PBS award
Plus: NPR's ombudsman explains what he's been up to, and Storycorps plays a hand in the Sept. 11 Memorial Museum.Wednesday roundup: Texas Tribune launches op-ed site, WRAS students protest GPB incursion
Plus: Celeste Headlee tells Current about plans for Middle Ground now that she has a new job.Tuesday roundup: Headlee joins GPB, revamped History Detectives premieres July 1
Plus: A Frontline filmmaker wins a WGBH fellowship, and Wait Wait makes a cameo on The Simpsons.Monday roundup: Tiny Desk Concerts heading to Roku, Carl Kasell’s greatest hits
Plus: PBS's retired longtime chief engineer receives a prestigious industry award.CPB fines WJFF $15,000 for open-meeting violations
The Jeffersonville, N.Y. community radio station came under heavy scrutiny after a former g.m. cancelled programs in closed meetings.Chicago’s WFMT to leave Public Radio Satellite System for PRX
The Chicago network cited rising costs of satellite carriage and a desire to expand internationally as reasons for the move.WNYC adds three podcasts, looks to expand offerings hosted by women
Death, Sex & Money, The Sporkful and The Longest Shortest Time join the station's digital programming lineup.
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