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Dru Sefton

Dru Sefton

Senior Editor

sefton@current.org

Phone: (301) 270-7240, x39

Dru Sefton covers public television and CPB for Current. She has more than 30 years of experience working at daily newspapers including USA Today as well as Newhouse News Service, a Washington, D.C.–based wire service. When she’s not breaking pubmedia news, Dru enjoys being Current’s official staff baker.

System/Policy

FCC vote will ease satellite-carriage requests for TV stations

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 11, 2019

The previous requirements had tripped up at least one public TV station.

People

Comings and goings: Hires at Arizona PBS, WTTW shifts program duties …

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 9, 2019

Arizona PBS has hired two new directors.

System/Policy

Former licensee of Philadelphia’s WYBE announces first round of grant recipients

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 9, 2019

The foundation is giving $5.3 million to 11 local nonprofits, including public station WHYY.

Development

Study for PBS calls on stations to embrace collaborations in managing Passport

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 3, 2019

PBS commissioned a report to examine staffing needs and shifts for digital fundraising work required to support and improve Passport at stations.

People

Interim GM at WPSU gets permanent post

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | July 2, 2019

Isabel Reinert has led the station on an interim basis since August 2017.

People

Baum sets retirement from Virginia’s Blue Ridge PBS

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | June 27, 2019

Earlier James Baum led KRSC in Claremore, Okla.; WLVT in Bethlehem, Pa.; and KETC in St. Louis.

People

Comings and goings: PBS creates station services SVP post, SoCal stations hire CFO …

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | June 26, 2019

Jim Dunford rises from VP of programming and operations into the new PBS position.

Programs/Content

‘This Old House’ moves from presenter WGBH to WETA

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | June 26, 2019

Public TV’s iconic home remodeling show premiered in 1979 on WGBH in Boston.

System/Policy

Two House bills seek to ban federal funds to CPB and NPR

By Dru Sefton, Senior Editor | June 24, 2019

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has once again proposed legislation to defund CPB and NPR.

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