Author: Austin Fuller
CPB grant funds access for 30 stations to PRX podcast platform
PRX’s Dovetail helps stations distribute content through podcast platforms and aids with ad delivery, audience data and fundraising opportunities.Pennsylvania’s WITF, ‘LNP’ newspaper eliminate 24 jobs
A spokesperson said the restructuring resulted from last year’s merger between WITF and the daily newspaper.Kansas City’s KCUR, Classical KC cut jobs
The classical station will “pause” locally created content and shift to nationally syndicated programs.Upside to digital acquisitions: reaching audiences where they are
Stations have found that monetizing their local news sites takes experimentation and "a lot of learning."APM’s ‘Splendid Table’ podcast to be distributed by Vox Media
“The Splendid Table” airs on more than 400 public radio stations.Pubmedia faces financial, governance challenges in filling local news ‘void,’ new report says
The Ralph Nader–founded public interest group Center for Study of Responsive Law released the study Thursday.Children’s podcast clubs grow membership for WBUR, Vermont Public
A new membership program for Vermont Public’s "But Why" children’s podcast is bringing in new donors.WXXI names World executive Chris Hastings as next CEO
GBH appointed Nina Chaudry of "Frontline" to succeed him as EP.Unions for freelance writers seek new deal with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal
The public television freelance agreement expires Oct. 9.PBS and APTS advocate for pubcasters in proposed FCC local content incentive
PBS and APTS want NCE stations to get the same proposed benefit as stations providing the minimum amount of "locally originated programming."How these new station leaders are expanding community service while managing change
Four GMs and CEOs who started in their roles in 2023 discuss their priorities in uncertain times.New series from Vision Maker, ‘Nova’ showcases Native American filmmakers and climate change
Six short films from Native American filmmakers focused on climate change make up the series from GBH’s “Nova” and Vision Maker Media. ...NPR’s Katherine Maher tackles big questions about public media’s role
In a PMDMC keynote, Maher described building a “common national fabric” for civic dialogue and defining what audiences want.Forensic report on CapRadio finds ‘unsupported payments’
Names were redacted in the report due to an “ongoing law enforcement investigation and privacy.”NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe dies at 75
Jaffe, a former actor, reported for NPR from 1985 to 2022.
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