Author: Dru Sefton
Lehrer accepts invitation to moderate first presidential debate
Jim Lehrer, executive editor of PBS NewsHour, will moderate the first national presidential debate on Oct. 3, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced today. ...Story examines success of psychiatrist Daniel Amen, PBS pledge guru
The Washington Post Magazine has published an in-depth article on Daniel Amen, the psychiatrist whose pledge programs have raised some $40 million for PBS ...New Hampshire PTV, WGBH announce collaboration
New Hampshire Public Television and WGBH in Boston announced today a collaboration in both programming and back-office tasks. The two said in ...Detroit PTV to lead nationwide dialogue on Arab-Americans, funded by Kellogg Foundation
Detroit Public TV has received a $250,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for a national program increasing public understanding of the ...Thicket of uncertainty for federal aid
Public broadcasters face multiple and serious uncertainties on Capitol Hill over the next few months. A spending bill approved by the House subcommittee ...WNET to share content with city’s NYC Media
WNET in New York City is collaborating with NYC Media, part of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, to share content ...Birmingham News calls on Alabama governor to investigate upheaval at APT
In an editorial today, the Birmingham News is asking Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and legislative leaders to “get to the root cause” of the ...CPB grants NPR $1.5 million for diversity initiative
CPB is providing a $1.5 million grant to NPR to increase the diversity of its journalism ranks. The announcement of the two-year ...FCC denies petition challenging license renewal of WCQS-FM
The FCC has dismissed a challenge to license renewal for WCQS-FM in Asheville, N.C., reports the local Citizen-Times. The petition was brought late ...Minnesota public-access TV studio for five communities closing soon
A Minnesota public-access TV studio serving five cities will shut down this month, “an example of accessible, hyper-local television being forced to ...Exclusive interview: Alabama Public Television COO Grantham resigns
Charles Grantham, chief operating officer of Alabama Public Television, has resigned, effective Aug. 31. Grantham told Current that the “additional stress and frustrations” at ...Alabama ETV commission hires law firm for defense against Pizzato complaint
In a special meeting Tuesday, the Alabama Educational Television Commission voted to hire a Birmingham law firm to defend it against a ...Former associates announce first Tim Emmons scholarship
Applications are now being accepted for the first Tim Emmons Memorial Mentoring Scholarship. Emmons, former program director and general manager of Northern Public ...Grants bolster Native radio program services
Two foundations will back capacity-building for Koahnic Broadcast Corp., the public media nonprofit that operates KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, and Native Voice ...PBS chief endorses ouster of Market Warriors host Fred Willard
LOS ANGELES — It’s unlikely that PBS will reinstate Fred Willard as announcer of Market Warriors, its new antiquing reality show, if Los Angeles ...
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