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Brenda Michelle Box Johnson dies; was NPR newscast editor
NPR Newscast Editor Brenda Michelle Box Johnson died Thursday following a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 58. A statement from NPR ...Phil Estrada Olvera Jr., OPB engineer
Felipe “Phil” Estrada Olvera Jr., a network center director of engineering at Portland-based Oregon Public Broadcasting, died Jan. 19 of complications from ...Salon.com cites Juan Williams’ “plagiarism problem”
Salon.com is reporting what it calls “a case of apparent plagiarism” by former NPR Correspondent Juan Williams, now a Fox News political ...KPLU-FM host’s sweet idea inspires local Girl Scouts
Dick Stein, Midday Jazz host on KPLU-FM in Tacoma, Wash., experiences a conundrum every spring over cookies — Girl Scout Cookies, that is. “I ...NCME report says pubmedia needs better impact measurement
Public media has no standardized impact measurement practices or frameworks, and having just one approach is not realistic for all outlets, according ...WGBH, Amazon Studios collaborating on kids’ math series pilot
WGBH in Boston is partnering with Amazon Studios, the content production arm of mega-retailer Amazon.com, on a pilot for an original children’s ...Legislative committee recommends Idaho PTV gets 9.8 percent hike in state support
Idaho’s Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is recommending that Idaho Public Television receive a boost in state support over the governor’s recommendation, mainly for equipment ...CPB details how automatic budget cuts will work, corporation-wide
This item has been updated and reposted. CPB on Monday sent a memo to public broadcasting stations detailing the 5 percent sequester of ...Report: CPB radio v.p. a finalist to run Iowa Public Television
Greg Schnirring, vice president for radio at CPB, is a finalist for the executive director/general manager post at Iowa Public Television, the Des ...Former Sesame puppeteer Clash files for dismissal of lawsuits
Puppeteer Kevin Clash, who resigned his Sesame Street role as Elmo after multiple charges of sexual impropriety surfaced last year, is seeking to have ...PBS eyeing weekend editions of PBS NewsHour, produced at WNET
The New York Times is quoting unnamed pubTV employees who say that PBS is close to a decision on adding weekend broadcasts of PBS NewsHour for ...It’s official: Sequestration will trim CPB’s appropriation by 5 percent
CPB is losing 5 percent of its $445 million appropriation for 2013 due to the automatic budget cuts known as sequestration, according ...Charles Scruggs, “Mr. Chuck” on WKNO
Charles Scruggs, known to Memphis children for his appearances as “Mr. Chuck” on WKNO Public Television for nearly two decades, died Jan. ...White House sends two nominations for CPB Board to Senate for confirmation
The White House has sent two nominations to the Senate for confirmation for openings on the CPB Board, it announced Wednesday. President ...George Rogers, WCET development director
George H. Rogers Jr., who worked as development and community relations director at WCET-TV in Cincinnati in the early years of the ...
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