System/Policy
Oregon Public Broadcasting partners with Lookout Local to bring more news to Eugene
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Lookout CEO Ken Doctor describes Lookout Eugene-Springfield as a “community newspaper that happens to be digital.”
System/Policy
In FCC comment, NPR voices concern over costs of multilingual emergency alerts
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The FCC has proposed creating a process for prescripted alerts in 13 additional languages to be distributed by TV and radio stations, cable providers and other services, according to a February Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
System/Policy
FCC inquiry examines WBAI’s on-air fundraising practices
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The commission is evaluating allegations that programs promoting nutritional supplements and other products violate its standards for noncommercial broadcasting.
System/Policy
WPSU faces cuts with 20% less in Penn State funds
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While it’s too soon to project whether the station in central Pennsylvania will have layoffs, GM Isabel Reinert said it is clear that there is no way to deal with the budget challenges without addressing staffing.
System/Policy
Oregon Public Broadcasting voluntarily recognizes union of content staff
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More than 60 employees will be part of the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union.
Programs/Content
Geoffrey Baer investigates a UFO sighting and the city’s famous style of hot dog in WTTW’s ‘Chicago Mysteries’
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Longtime WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer has made programs about Chicago’s history and architecture since the 1990s. “Chicago Mysteries” offered a new way to tell the city’s story.
System/Policy
Seattle’s KEXP launches signal in San Francisco Bay Area
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The music station purchased San Francisco’s KREV for $3.75 million in an October bankruptcy auction.
System/Policy
NPR urges FCC to improve incentives for public stations to invest in local journalism
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The commission’s proposal to boost localism in broadcasting won’t make a significant difference to public radio, according to comments filed by NPR.