Author: Dru Sefton
SiriusXM picks up Car Talk for weekday broadcast
Three hours of Car Talk will soon air weekdays on SiriusXM Satellite Radio, the New York Times is reporting. Ray and Tom Magliozzi stopped producing new ...Wyoming PBS G.M. Ruby Calvert to retire in June 2013
Ruby Calvert, who has worked at Wyoming PBS for three decades, will retire as general manager in June 2013, according to the Ranger ...WNET aims to raise $150 million for endowment, programming
WNET in New York City has announced a capital campaign to raise $150 million, reports the New York Times. Half will go to the ...Veteran pubcaster Allan Pizzato to lead WYES-TV in New Orleans
Allan Pizzato, who was suddenly terminated in June as executive director of Alabama Public Television, is the new president and general manager ...Elmo puppeteer remains on leave; allegations of improper relationship recanted
Following this week’s media scandal over allegations that were aggressively rebutted and later recanted, award-winning Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash remains on a leave ...Will pubradio make same mistakes as pubTV and newspapers?
Might public radio be heading down the same rocky road as newspapers and public television? That’s what pubradio consultant John Sutton is ...American Masters’ Geffen bio gets star-studded premiere
The Hollywood Reporter has proclaimed an “A+++ guest list” for the Beverly Hills premiere of the new American Masters documentary Inventing David Geffen on the life of the ...Pittsburgh group bids for W.V. signal to air jazz
Pittsburgh Public Media is looking to buy WVBC’s 1,100-watt signal from licensee Bethany College in West Virginia to broadcast jazz “just like ...Elmo puppeteer on leave after allegation of improper relationship; accuser recants
Puppeteer Kevin Clash, the performer behind Elmo, one of Sesame Street‘s most beloved characters, has taken a leave of absence following news reports of an ...WCNY-TV is ‘stronger and moving in a better direction’
When WCNY-TV announced that its September 2007 pledge drive would be its last, skeptics predicted the new policy would be short-lived.Madeleine Brand in talks with Oprah Winfrey Network; KCRW in the wings
Madeleine Brand, the longtime radio pubcaster who recently departed KPCC after the station revamped her show, is very busy these days. “There’s ...CPB sets aside 10 percent
The looming political battle over federal spending — and the possibility of across-the-board budget cuts imposed through sequestration — has prompted CPB ...Governing board rejects final bids for San Mateo’s KCSM
Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District in California have rejected offers from two finalists vying to acquire KCSM-TV, a ...Two executives join NPR, groundbreaker Belva Davis leaves KQED-TV, Fajardo departs WMFE-TV and more . ...
NPR added new positions to its executive ranks with two appointments announced Nov. 1 by President Gary Knell.KAET: 30 years from The Operation to The Latest Procedure
In February 1983, Phoenix’s PBS station KAET aired the world’s first live telecast of open-heart surgery. The station marks that upcoming 30th ...
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