Author: Dru Sefton
Knight Foundation grants $750,000 to three public media projects
DENVER — Three public media projects aimed at developing new audiences, revenue and content will each receive $250,000 from the John S. ...Wednesday roundup: Forest creates sustainer premiums, Curious George pitches NYC
• Pubcasting fulfillment company Forest Incentives is launching Forest Music Express, an experimental sustainer premium service for pubmedia stations. The service will allow stations ...Rocky Mountain PBS restructures exec ranks, Fraser heads KMUW-FM and more comings and goings in ...
Rocky Mountain PBS in Denver has restructured its management team. “It is critical that we have leaders at the helm of our ship ...PBS to track behavior of viewers pledging to core-schedule programs
In an experiment signaling public TV’s resolve to address concerns about the long-term effects of transactional pledging on its donor base, PBS ...WCNY in Syracuse, N.Y., cuts seven from staff
WCNY in Syracuse, N.Y., has laid off seven employees in a staff restructuring. “We are being prudent as we grow,” station President ...Supreme Court declines to review ban on political ads on public TV
The Supreme Court rejected a request Monday from the Minority Television Project (MTVP), licensee of public TV station KMTP in San Francisco, ...Friday roundup: PRX enlists Jacapps for station apps; FCC divulges data on interference
Plus: an interview with the creator of Vicious, and a boost for Reading Rainbow from Seth MacFarlane.New Hampshire Public Radio acquiring small classical station WCNH-FM
New Hampshire Public Radio is purchasing WCNH-FM, a 250-watt classical station that has been broadcasting from the state network’s Concord studios for ...Frontline receives nearly $6 million in two grants
Frontline, public television’s investigative news showcase, announced two major donations Wednesday, including the largest grant from individuals in its 30-year history. Most of ...WGBH’s Taylor leaves imprint on kids’ content, Gilbert to exit Marketplace, and more comings and goings ...
Kate Taylor, an influential children’s media executive and producer at WGBH, is leaving public broadcasting in July after 42 years. Taylor joined ...University licensee trims Arizona Public Media by $2M over five years
Arizona Public Media will lose $2 million in support from its university licensee over the next five years starting July 1. Over that ...Peg + Cat + Sesame = Daytime Creative Emmys for PBS, topping networks
Longtime favorite Sesame Street took six statuettes, and the new PBS Kids animated series Peg + Cat, three.Friday roundup: Hollywood Squares gets W.Va. treatment; dogs invade WBUR
• Peter Marshall, host of TV’s Hollywood Squares from 1966-81, is returning to his home state of West Virginia this week to tape four ...Expanded budget buoys plans for PBS’s revamped development division
Betsy Gerdeman, who took over as senior vice president of PBS Development in February, is busy rebuilding that staff while focusing on ...WETA to create subsidiary for transfer of PBS NewsHour ownership
WETA’s board of trustees unanimously authorized the transfer, which does not involve any cash, at a June 17 meeting in Arlington, Va.
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