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Wednesday roundup: Antiques Roadshow lands million-dollar appraisal; more radio stations eyeing mergers
Plus: Greenwald criticizes NPR, First Look Media scales back plans, and CPB's Theriault talks local journalism.In Illinois, WTVP takes over TV broadcast operations for WQPT
The broadcast signal for WQPT-TV in Moline, Ill., is now originating from WTVP-TV in Peoria, about 90 miles to the southeast. WQPT previously outsourced ...Friday roundup: PMP finds a home in ‘The Barn,’ Keillor talks books
• The Public Media Platform is showing more signs of life. A blog post last week on PMP’s site describes how American Public Media has ...Buffalo’s WNED changes management responsibilities, prompting layoff
WNED in Buffalo, N.Y., is tweaking its management of programming, resulting in one layoff. Gabe DiMaio, who programmed classical WNED-FM, confirmed to Current Thursday ...Thursday roundup: Fass remembers Post; spirit of Big Bird helps Kerger travel
Also: CPB's Inspector General is one of 47 IGs protesting closed federal records.Russ manages Capital Public Radio News, Paulson steps aside at Interlochen, and more comings and ...
Marianne Russ will oversee some 30 reporters, producers, editors and contributors.Despite ongoing conflict, Steves strives for careful balance in Middle East travelogue
Even the centuries-old disputes between Israelis and Palestinians can’t keep travel host Rick Steves from his mission: to help people around the ...Tuesday roundup: Bid for a night in Downton Abbey; critic pans PBS Arts Fest selections
Plus: The Marshall Project makes its debut.PBS NewsHour selects ABC News executive to replace Winslow
The appointment ends a months-long search to replace Linda Winslow, who has worked on the weeknightly news program since the mid-1970s.KCSM-TV discontinues MHz programming, citing FCC regulations
KCSM-TV in San Mateo, Calif., has dropped international programming from MHz Networks after determining that the programs did not meet legal requirements ...Bresnahan to lead two Central Illinois TV stations as dual president
Moss Bresnahan will become the public television system’s first dual president when he takes over in September at WTVP-TV in Peoria, Ill., ...PBS press tour highlights Downton, Nas on Finding Your Roots
The stars of Downton Abbey aren’t the only luminaries whom journalists will chat with during PBS’s portion of the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour ...Tuesday roundup: Rosen fires back on ombud debate; new podcast app hits Apple store
Plus: Beat Making Lab returns to PBS Digital Studios, and John Oliver joins Muppet-like creatures to sing about prisons.Final Poirot episodes reach U.S. via on-demand service
Three of the five final episodes in the Hercule Poirot detective series, a longtime favorite on Masterpiece Mystery!, will debut in the U.S. next ...June public television pledge drives up 13.5 percent from last year
Rick Steves' Europe Travel Skills from American Public Television was among the shows generating cash for stations.
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