American Masters
Season 2 of ‘American Masters Podcast’ focuses on writers
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New interviews with playwrights, authors and poets will be paired with previously unreleased conversations from the series’ 30-year archives.
Programs/Content
Pubmedia consortia win MacArthur grants for diversity in documentaries
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The National Black Programming Consortium receives $750,000 to launch a new initiative.
Programs/Content
Flurry of public media activities nearly eclipses celestial fever
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Stations from Oregon to South Carolina will host events and capture the excitement.
Native radio
Native tribe offers Colorado station $1 million matching grant
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The money would go toward a new headquarters for KSUT in Durango.
System/Policy
Push for local news fund continues as New Jersey takes majority of auction proceeds
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New Jersey set aside just $10 million of its $332 million in spectrum proceeds for broadcasting.
System/Policy
PBS and Greater Public reunite for joint PMDMC in 2018
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The two organizations have begun planning the next PMDMC, July 11–13, 2018, in Chicago.
Quick Takes
CPB Inspector General challenges classification of UNC-TV funds
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The IG recommended that CPB recover about $38,000 in excess payments to the station.
Programs/Content
More dark clouds gather over ‘Reading Rainbow’ legal wrangling
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WNED accuses LeVar Burton of hijacking an online library and transferring show distribution rights to a friend.
System/Policy
State of New Jersey takes all but $10M of spectrum auction proceeds
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The proceeds for spectrum used by WNJN and WNJT added up to the largest payout to any public broadcaster.