Author: Austin Fast
Community feedback spurs expansion of Louisville Public Media newsroom
After surveying Louisville residents about their hopes for the city, the station is adding reporters to cover civic issues.Stations struggle to recruit, train new generation of broadcast engineers
The workforce of broadcast engineers is reaching retirement age, and far fewer skilled young people are waiting in the wings to take ...Race discrimination suit against NPR gets go-ahead in court
The network had moved to dismiss a complaint filed in June by a former technician.Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.Pennsylvania PBS pilots datacasting’s capabilities for at-home learning
Pennsylvania's governor recently announced an $8 million grant to Pennsylvania PBS to build datacasting capabilities for the seven-station public TV network to ...Coronavirus prolongs temporary shutdown of Memphis jazz station
WUMR was already planning to go off the air for a time as it transitioned to a new location and ownership.Amid pandemic, pubmedia’s international reporters get used to ‘a deeply uncomfortable way of working’
While U.S.-based journalists have adapted to remote reporting as social distancing has shut down American public life, international correspondents are making tough ...Long-running Memphis jazz station prepares for format change, move off campus
Under new management, WUMR will expand its musical offerings and add news from a local online-only startup.
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