Author: Dru Sefton
Upcoming seasons of ‘Finding Your Roots’ at risk after PBS investigation
After an investigation, PBS is delaying Season 3 of Finding Your Roots and pulling from distribution an episode featuring Ben Affleck.Stations moving to VHF should receive equal treatment in auction, pubcasters tell FCC officials
Public broadcasters met with FCC Chair Tom Wheeler and other commission officials Monday.Dugas to take helm in Wyoming, and other comings and goings in public media
And DeAnne Hamilton will leave WESA-FM in Pittsburgh July 17.FCC declines to protect public TV in 2016 spectrum auction
In a ruling issued Friday, the FCC also denied a petition to protect TV translators, which many rural stations use.U.S. pubcasters visit Kiev to advise on creating public media network
Representatives from CPB, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Association of Independents in Radio are in Ukraine's capital.WBGU-TV may auction spectrum; could leave part of Ohio without PBS
The board of trustees for Bowling Green State University approved an administration request to explore participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction.FCC to provide spectrum bids to stations by September, CPB Board hears
Stations have 60 days from receiving bids to declare whether they will participate in the auction, set for mid-2016.Former CPB IG Konz dies; known for Kenneth Tomlinson report
Kenneth Konz retired from CPB in May 2013 after 15 years as its Inspector General.CPB hires communications head, and more comings and goings in public media
And Michael May, a radio producer and instructor, is the first senior producer for NPR’s Storytelling Lab initiative.Hello neighbor, nice baseball jersey you have there
Baseball uniforms paying tribute to Mister Rogers’ famous red cardigan take to the field next month at a special minor-league game.Court denies NAB challenge to aspects of spectrum auction
FCC Chair Wheeler said the decision provides "the certainty necessary to proceed apace toward a successful auction in the first quarter of ...OPB board members get a kick out of custom Nikes
They’re made from the famous blankets produced in Pendleton, Ore.Research examining ’70s-era viewers shows Sesame Street boosts early learning
Two researchers looked at kids with access to Sesame Street during that time on VHF channels and weaker UHF frequencies.Public TV stations are discovering revenue potential in stock footage
Sales of stock footage have been ballooning, driven by growing viewership of online video.Creator of Nine Network’s Donnybrook dies at 93
Duggan served as host and self-styled “provocateur” of the raucous program.
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