Author: Dru Sefton
Convention coverage sparks comments from listeners, public TV stations
The executives' displeasure prompted a response from WETA, home to NewsHour.Outdated lighting equipment leads to $2M WXXI donation
The donation tops off a five-year capital campaign that surpassed a $17 million goal.A guide to organizations bringing diversity to public media
These 14 groups are tasked with goals that support diversity in public media content.Localore project at Oklahoma’s KOSU reveals possibilities for Native news coverage
Approaching Native issues can be daunting to non-Native journalists.St. Paul station hires three, news VP joins WHYY, and more comings and goings in ...
Also, NPR’s new Shanghai bureau chief is Rob Schmitz.Texas station turns Pokémon Go gamers into PBS visitors
Free PBS water bottles and PBS PokeStop pins went to the first five people to show up.‘Roadshow’ appraiser brothers sued for auction actions, nonpayment
One complaint accuses them of auction misconduct.PBS lays off six staffers, offers voluntary retirement packages
The layoffs are in the digital and marketing department.Phoenix GM resigns, Questlove joins WNYC board, and other comings and goings in public media
Also, WGBH gets its first “Editor in Residence.”More PBS Kids shows move to Amazon Prime in exclusive SVOD agreement
The shows will still be available free through the PBS Kids app on other platforms, such as Roku and Apple TV.‘Nova’ documents historical discovery at Lithuanian Holocaust site
The Nova documentary is set to air on PBS in 2017.PRNDI chooses board president, Seabrook joins ‘Marketplace’, and other comings and goings in public media
Also, Las Vegas TV stations cancel a nightly interview show.Unreleased interviews appear on new ‘American Masters’ podcast
The biweekly podcast will draw on content from 2,156 tapes of more than 800 interviews.Illinois public TV network reduces airtime to save money
The network recently lost a foundation donor and a production contract, which totaled about 17 percent of the annual budget.Judge dismisses suit over ‘To the Contrary’ content
“We got stuck in the middle of a dispute,” said Bonnie Erbe, host of the weekly news-analysis show.
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