Author: Dru Sefton
Virginia public broadcaster eliminates stations’ CEO position
As part of the reorganization of Commonwealth Public Broadcasting, WCVE President Curtis Monk will leave his position Sept. 14.Illinois licensee to end funding for Tri States Public Radio
The station will lose about half its annual operating budget, according to GM Jonathan Ahl.It’s ‘All Health All the Time,’ and four hours live, on new Florida multicast
“This is like a health public utility,” said South Florida PBS EVP Bill Scott.Applications open for scholarship honoring filmmaker Jacquie Jones
Grants will pay tribute to the Peabody Award–winner who died in January at age 52.FCC’s proposed update to EBS rules prompts comments from public media
Some 50 public broadcasters hold licenses to use spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band for educational services and other purposes.Schardt leaves AIR, WNET selects ‘Amanpour’ team and other comings and goings
Luis Perez, vice chair of the AIR Board, will oversee operations until a successor is hired.APT contest will award production funds for new pledge shows
APT hopes to present the winners of the APT PitchFest to client stations in fall 2019 or spring 2020.WGBH gets $750,000 for digital work in latest grants from NEH
For the first time, the endowment is providing infrastructure and capacity-building challenge grants.NPR boosts Littleton to comms VP, KLRU appoints COO, and more comings and goings
Emily Littleton has worked in communications at NPR for more than 20 years.Atlanta viewers to get second full PBS member station
PBA 30 will also rebrand to ATL PBA.Bay Area pubcasters finalize sale, creating Northern California Public Media
KCSM-TV and joint licensee KRCB are joining under the new umbrella organization.PBS fills new post of arts adviser, Pittsburgh exec leads national Emmy academy, and other ...
PBS has hired Jane Chu, former head of the National Endowment for the Arts.Fargo building poses problems for public broadcaster’s signal
The 18-story development will interfere with a Prairie Public Broadcasting transmitter.New Jersey takes chance on unique effort to boost local news
Gov. Phil Murphy is poised to sign legislation to create a Civic Information Consortium by mid-August.Morgenthau dies at 101; producer recalled as ‘beloved mentor’ at WGBH
Henry Morgenthau III joined WGBH in 1957, just two years after it went on the air.
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