Author: April Simpson
Dan Miller, former executive director of Iowa Public Television, dies at 66
Miller is credited for guiding the nine-station network through the digital television transition to increased viewership.Fueled by anger, female employees confront NPR Board with questions left unanswered by harassment investigation
“I don’t want to see confidence in a broken system that allowed dangerous behavior to continue,” said one producer.Investigators’ report finds first warnings about Oreskes came from NPR hiring committee
Morgan Lewis conducted a two-month investigation into how NPR management responded to harassment allegations against the former news chief.You told her to follow opportunities, but big cities still draw this young pubmedia professional
We checked in with Eliza Lambert, who asked us in 2016 where she should start her public radio career.Star Tribune names longtime ‘Prairie Home’ employee as Keillor whistleblower
The disclosure triggered an investigation by MPR that found Keillor had engaged in unwanted physical contact and inappropriate incidents.House committee authorizes additional funding for repack, including radio costs
The bill would provide the FCC with an additional $322 million per year in fiscal years 2019 and 2020.As a DACA recipient, public radio reporter Esmy Jimenez faces an unknown deadline
If the program ends, Jimenez will have to return to Mexico, a country she left at the age of two months in ...NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling out after investigation into harassment
At least two NPR staffers reported Zwerdling to human resources in November, according to sources close to the investigation.Jacquie Jones, former executive director of Black Public Media, dies at 52
Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media's ideals for reaching underserved audiences.WNYC’s Dean Cappello moved into advisory role
As chief content officer Cappello oversaw both WNYC News and WNYC Studios. Now the divisions are to be managed separately.New York state stations receive grants for health coverage
WRVO Public Media in Oswego and WBFO in Buffalo are receiving $64,000 and $40,000, respectively.Pittsburgh’s WESA, WYEP receive $1.65M from local foundations
The Henry L. Hillman Foundation and the Richard King Mellon Foundation have each awarded grants to the nonprofit that operates WESA and ...Media funders launch initiative to restore audience trust through engagement
A new grant-making initiative will subsidize costs for newsrooms to adopt the Hearken and GroundSource platforms.CDP and TRAC Media Services collaborate to help stations analyze Passport data
A common challenge for stations is managing the data on giving and viewing behavior captured by the on-demand video service for donors.Merger unites three companies with pubmedia clients
Allegiance Software, DMW Fundraising and Member Benefits are joining under the banner of the Allegiance Fundraising Group.
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