Author: Dru Sefton
Complaint alleges multiple open-meeting violations by Vermont PTV Board
An anonymous complaint to the CPB Inspector General’s office has exposed a deep and ongoing rift between Vermont Public Television and its ...PBS adds Odd Squad kids show, more films for Makers project
PBS Kids announced today a new live-action math series, Odd Squad, for children 5 to 8 years old. The latest addition to the schedule ...Kerger “fully committed” to continuing as PBS president
The recent departures of six PBS execs have prompted leaders at public television stations to speculate about the future of PBS President ...Downton giveth — and maybe taketh away — during December pledge
A Downton Abbey pledge show from PBS was the top fundraiser by far for December public television drives, but repeats of the hit Brit ...Oscar-nominated documentaries to air on POV
The Act of Killing and Cutie and the Boxer are heading toward air on the public television documentary showcase.PBS launches new Cyberchase app, and more news in pubmedia programming
PBS has created its latest augmented-reality app, this one based on the television math series Cyberchase. The development of Cyberchase Shape Quest was ...PBS member KMBH seeks operating agreement with commercial broadcaster
The operator of KMBH-TV in Harlingen, Texas, announced Tuesday that it will pursue a local management agreement (LMA) with a commercial entity as part ...Second member resigns from Vermont PTV board
A second member of the Vermont Public Television board has resigned. VPT remains under investigation by the CPB Inspector General’s office after ...Complaint alleges Vermont PTV ignored open-meeting rule
The CPB Inspector General’s office is investigating an anonymous complaint that Vermont Public Television violated CPB’s open-meeting requirements, reports WPTZ, the local ...Vazquez resigns top post at KLRN
Mario Vazquez, president and c.e.o. of KLRN in San Antonio, resigned his position effective Dec. 31. Vazquez told the Alamo Public Telecommunications ...Station screenings, promo barrage prep fans for Downton debut
The Downton Abbey blitz is on, from festive station events to huge digital ads behind the famous New Year’s Eve countdown ball in Times ...Pet-themed fund drives spur pledges from animal-loving listeners
Grady the dog and other critters are becoming members of their local pubmedia stations, boosting donations and getting special premiums.After 30 years, still no meetings or memos for Shearer’s Le Show
Harry Shearer’s eclectic, acidic Le Show marks 30 years on public radio this month, and The Associated Press observes the milestone with an in-depth ...PBS programming vet Wilson, education s.v.p. Lippincott exiting in January
Two more senior v.p.s are leaving PBS: John Wilson, a PBS programmer for nearly 20 years, and Rob Lippincott, who has led the network’s ...TV critic questions NewsHour reruns, pubcasting author segments
Is PBS NewsHour padding its content with previously aired segments and infomercials for books authored by pubcasters? Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik believes so. Today he notes that ...
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