Author: Dru Sefton
CPB Inspector General faults financial management of Public Media Platform
In a rare public reaction to an OIG audit, CPB issued a press release after reviewing the report.‘Serial’ could end up on your TV as well as your earbuds
But not everyone thinks a TV version is such a good idea.‘Exceptional’ public television programmer Nick Frazer dies at 64
Frazer was the first programmer at KBDI in Denver.American Grad Day kicks off fourth broadcast Saturday
Last year, 110 public broadcasting stations in 139 markets carried the live event.‘Frontline,’ ‘POV’ tie for best documentary at news Emmy Awards
The public broadcaster won 17 statuettes.Ex-mayor joins Nine Network, NPR producer oversees franchises, and more comings and goings in public ...
The former mayor will “work with us on site to build strong community partnerships,” said Nine Network President Jack Galmiche.Layoffs, pay cuts and staff restructuring loom for Pittsburgh’s WQED
The board is aiming to reduce the station’s fiscal 2016 budget by 6.8 percent compared with the prior fiscal year.Utah public TV pioneer Lacy-Smith dies at 70
Lacy-Smith was one of the first women to serve as a broadcast executive in the state.Veteran AP executive takes over as head of INN
Sue Cross began her career at AP in 1998 as Los Angeles bureau chief.Board OKs channel-share or VHF move for Ohio station in spectrum auction
The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the university to “maximize the potential revenue” from the auction without completely ...KUSP-FM board dismisses g.m.
GM Terry Green had managed the community station for 12 years and loaned it $35,000.‘Open Mind’ host courts ‘new generation of thinkers’
Richard Heffner launched the show in 1966 on public TV in New York City. This month, it premiered on the World multicast ...EPS hires Lore, Andrews handles ads for Current, and other comings and goings in public ...
Rick Lore previously served as development v.p. at Maryland Public Television.Board to decide on WBGU-TV spectrum auction plan Friday
If WBGU sells its spectrum, the nearby city of Lima and its surrounding counties would no longer receive a public TV signal.Longtime public TV producer John Coney dies at 79
Coney’s public broadcasting experience dates to 1956, when he began work at KQED in San Francisco as producer and director.
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