Author: Austin Fuller
Seattle’s KUOW lays off eight employees
The radio station will also leave three open positions unfilled and save $1 million by ending its RadioActive Youth Media program.You can buy Sarah Silverman’s dress in a New Hampshire PBS auction
The actress and comedian has worn the outfit at star-studded events. Apparently, she’s even ripped it.FCC fines Pacifica Foundation $25,000 for underwriting violations
A consent decree adopted and released Tuesday requires Pacifica to implement a compliance plan and ends an FCC investigation of WBAI in ...Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with Lookout Local to bring more news to Eugene
Lookout CEO Ken Doctor describes Lookout Eugene-Springfield as a “community newspaper that happens to be digital.”In FCC comment, NPR voices concern over costs of multilingual emergency alerts
The FCC has proposed creating a process for prescripted alerts in 13 additional languages to be distributed by TV and radio stations, ...FCC inquiry examines WBAI’s on-air fundraising practices
The commission is evaluating allegations that programs promoting nutritional supplements and other products violate its standards for noncommercial broadcasting.WPSU faces cuts with 20% less in Penn State funds
While it’s too soon to project whether the station in central Pennsylvania will have layoffs, GM Isabel Reinert said it is clear ...Oregon Public Broadcasting voluntarily recognizes union of content staff
More than 60 employees will be part of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union.Geoffrey Baer investigates a UFO sighting and the city’s famous style of hot dog in ...
Longtime WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer has made programs about Chicago’s history and architecture since the 1990s. "Chicago Mysteries" offered a ...Seattle’s KEXP launches signal in San Francisco Bay Area
The music station purchased San Francisco’s KREV for $3.75 million in an October bankruptcy auction.NPR urges FCC to improve incentives for public stations to invest in local journalism
The commission's proposal to boost localism in broadcasting won't make a significant difference to public radio, according to comments filed by NPR.
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