Author: Austin Fuller
Senate committee reports favorably on two CPB board nominees
With a voice vote, the committee advanced nominations for Felix Sanchez and Adam White.NextGen TV station transmits real-time closed captioning translations
The AI-powered engine translates closed captioning from English to Spanish.Spokane Public Radio names John Decker GM
Decker spent 29 years at KPBS, most recently as senior director of content development.Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.WDET host departs citing ‘disinvestment’ in his work
WDET canceled “Created Equal” after negotiations with journalist Stephen Henderson hit an impasse.White House nominates two new CPB directors as three depart
Board nominees announced last week are Carol Kellermann and Adam White.GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community
CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found.How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.OETA’s Polly Anderson to retire in March
Anderson, who has directed Oklahoma’s public TV network since 2017, previously led WUCF in Orlando, Fla., and New Mexico PBS.Former Sesame Workshop CFO Daryl Mintz named CPB CFO and treasurer
Mintz started as assistant controller at Sesame Workshop in 1999 and was its CFO from 2010 to 2022.CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.Press Forward grants will help stations boost journalism, improve sustainability
A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.Nine pubcasters receive $100,000 Press Forward grants
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.Dispatches from central Florida: Station GMs report on Hurricane Milton’s impact
“We are tired, but we are all safe and well,” said Judith Smelser, president and GM of Central Florida Public Media in ...CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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