Author: Jeremy Egner
Public Interactive repositioned as online utility for the system
Two initiatives led by NPR will soon offer station websites greater automated handling of editorial content and national sales of underwriting to ...StoryCorps puts flesh on bones of history
Danny and Annie Perasa enjoyed the sort of dream marriage promised in diamond ads and sappy romantic comedies, only it all actually ...Probe finds Tomlinson’s unilateral actions at CPB exceeded chair’s authority
Kenneth Y. Tomlinson repeatedly violated provisions of both the Public Broadcasting Act and the corporation’s guidelines for board members’ behavior, according to ...Fundraiser’s past a red flag no one saw
Before Nancy Kruse’s fundraising company closed, leaving more than $400,000 in expected public radio proceeds unaccounted for, Kruse’s company bio described her ...Over objections, CPB hires Patricia Harrison as president
The CPB Board followed its own inclination over the urgings of numerous public broadcasters last week, naming former GOP chair Patricia S. ...Opponents want him gone, but Tomlinson sits tight
The White House confirmed that Tomlinson will not be dismissed.House votes 2 to 1 to restore CPB aid
A week of rallies, petitions, public service announcements and entreaties to Congress persuaded the House of Representatives to restore the $400 million ...Stay tuned for balance debates
After a week as target of dark accusations and suspicions, Ken Tomlinson was weary. “We’ve all said what we had to say,” ...CPB’s controversial moves prompt theories in press, calls for reform
From a string of news sensations over the past month journalists and progressive activists have discerned the picture of a CPB greatly ...Two ombudsmen will assist CPB in oversight role
CPB will have not just one but two longtime journalists as ombudsmen, the corporation announced April 5. Ken Bode, former host of ...APTS, cablers craft digital carriage deal
The Association of Public Television Stations has struck a deal with the cable industry in which major cable operators will guarantee to carry ...Edwards’ jump to XM renews satellite debate
With Bob Edwards’ decision to leave NPR for a satellite radio company, public radio is debating again a highly ponderable question: Should ...CPB’s TV Future Fund was illegal, GAO finds
A long-anticipated report on public television by the General Accounting Office, released May 21, advises Congress that CPB illegally diverted money intended for stations ...
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