People
WITF picks president, Kravetz leaves WBUR, and other comings and goings
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Ron Hetrick has run finance and administration at WITF since 2009.
System/Policy
Illinois stations end dual-CEO arrangement
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Moss Bresnahan has led both WTVP-TV and Illinois Public Media since 2014.
Programs/Content
Subscription streaming channel PBS Living to premiere Thursday
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The lifestyle and how-to programs will be available on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels.
Programs/Content
‘PBS NewsHour’ to expand with new bureau at Cronkite School in Phoenix
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The expansion is part of the show’s push to become an around-the-clock news provider.
WNET takes over NJ Spotlight for collaboration with NJTV
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Reporters for NJ Spotlight and NJTV, the public TV network operated by WNET in the state, will collaborate on broadcast and online content.
Programs/Content
APT selects first local programs for new ‘Hometown Create’ feature
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“Hometown Create” will include full-length cooking, travel, gardening and other how-to shows produced by local stations.
System/Policy
Targeted-ad tax could revitalize U.S. journalism, Free Press says
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The media-reform advocate has proposed a tax on targeted digital ad revenues to create a multibillion-dollar Public Interest Media Endowment Fund.
People
Felde pens kids’ mystery, APM Podcasts gets new editor, and other comings and goings
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Kitty Felde, who covered Capitol Hill for public radio, has written a children’s mystery book, “Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza.”
System/Policy
Next CPB funding request will grow by $50 million, Butler tells APTS Summit
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APTS President Pat Butler also said that the organization is exploring several spectrum revenue partnerships, including with Netflix.
Programs/Content
Work advances toward goal of education metrics database
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The effort will create “a national picture of the great work that public media is doing in education,” said Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Andrew MacCartney.
Quick Takes
Knight’s $300M for journalism includes support for ‘Frontline’ community reporting
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The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced Tuesday support for several journalism initiatives over the next five years.
System/Policy
Alaska governor’s draft budget zeros out pubmedia funding
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“Since there are so many cuts proposed, it’s a bigger challenge to make our case than ever before,” said Alaska Public Broadcasting’s Mollie Kabler.
Programs/Content
To mark show’s 50th anniversary, ‘Sesame Street’ producer adds episodes to pubcasting archive
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More than 4,000 episodes of the show will be made available to the public over the next year.
People
Thompson to lead Center for Investigative Reporting, APTS chooses trustees, and other comings and goings
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Matt Thompson will oversee CIR’s newsroom and its “Reveal” show and podcast.
Development
With more freedom on podcasts, pubmedia producers seek middle ground on commercial tone
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To answer a reader’s question, we asked NPR and WBUR how they approach advertising on podcasts.
Local that Works
North Country project on work is ‘embedded into the life of the station’
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The North Country at Work team now produces community events and storytelling evenings.
Programs/Content
Alaska Public Media grant will enhance coverage of rural health
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The broadcaster received $500,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Quick Takes
Arkansas network launches legislative streaming service
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AR-CAN, the Arkansas Citizens Access Network, will stream legislative proceedings and other government activities.
People
Orton rises at TPT, Contreras to take over at Connecticut Public, and other comings and goings
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TPT COO Dean Orton will succeed longtime president Jim Pagliarini.
Development
Salesforce.org acquires creator of NGO Connect fundraising software
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Contributor Development Partnership, a seed investor in roundCorner, received a payout, though financial terms were not disclosed.