Author: Dru Sefton
Ken Stern, former NPR c.e.o., says pubradio should shed federal support
In a new interview, former NPR C.E.O. Ken Stern tells Newsmax TV, a conservative media outlet, that public radio would be better ...POV, StoryCorps get $1 million each from MacArthur Foundation
American Documentary, home to PBS’s independent film showcase POV, and StoryCorps, the oral history project heard on NPR, are each receiving $1 million as ...President Obama chooses Ramer for second term on CPB Board
President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced his intent to nominate Bruce Ramer, former CPB chair, to serve another term on the CPB ...HistoryMakers providing free “ScienceMakers” engagement toolkit
The HistoryMakers, a Chicago-based educational nonprofit that produces and archives personal stories of notable African-Americans, is offering free engagement toolkits as part ...Board dismisses Iowa Public Radio C.E.O. Mary Grace Herrington
The Iowa Public Radio Board of Directors on Monday terminated Mary Grace Herrington, its chief executive officer, reports the Gazette in Cedar Rapids. The ...Stanley Karnow, journalist and historian
Stanley Karnow, whose book Vietnam: A History was the basis of a critically acclaimed 13-hour documentary on PBS, died Jan. 27 at his home ...ITVS, U.S. Institute of Peace to host Media that Moves Millions daylong summit
Independent Television Service (ITVS) and the United States Institute of Peace are partnering on the fourth Media as Global Diplomat leadership series, ...NPR restructures marketing unit; Krichels leaves WPSU ‘for multiple reasons’; Walker joins DEI Board, and ...
Dana Davis Rehm, NPR’s senior v.p. of marketing, communications and external relations, will leave the network May 6 due to a reorganization ...Looming sequestration cuts complicate CSG payments
With the increasing likelihood that budget cuts once thought to be too big to take effect will slash spending across the federal ...Bates to delay retirement in Nebraska; NET’s top fundraiser also departing
Rod Bates, general manager of NET in Nebraska, is postponing his March 31 retirement by three months to allow the search for ...CPB to honor Wise of Alliance for Excellent Education with its Thought Leader Award
CPB is presenting its Thought Leader Award tonight to former West Virginia Gov. Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education. ...Four bidders express interest in latest sale of KCSM-TV
Bidding has closed on the most recent round of offers in the sale of KCSM-TV, licensed to San Mateo Community College District ...CNBC buys Nightly Business Report; show leaving Miami
Nightly Business Report, the public TV business news show that has repeatedly shed staff during nearly three tumultuous years under two owners, has been ...Penn State announces Ted Krichels’ resignation from WPSU
Ted Krichels, associate vice president for public media and general manager of WPSU at Penn State University and a thought leader on public ...Wednesday forum to explore public media arts coverage
The latest in an ongoing series of Public Media Futures forums will spotlight public broadcasting’s work surrounding the arts. The Feb. 20 ...
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