Author: Jill Goldsmith
Los Angeles’ KOCE will earn $49M from channel-sharing deal in FCC spectrum auction
The Los Angeles station will restructure its debt and set up an investment fund to support service expansions.Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls
Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.Public radio’s ‘Indivisible’ looks for common ground in post-Trump political climate
Running for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the show wants to break down stereotypes and misperceptions by soliciting personal ...Farewell, tote bags: PBS Passport draws younger donors as membership reward
More than a year after its debut, PBS and stations are reaping rewards of the on-demand offering and planning for its future.PBS SoCal preps for bigger role in national production
The PBS flagship for greater Los Angeles is nurturing ambitions to bring more ideas from Hollywood's creative community to public television.CPBN cuts costs by laying off five staffers
Adjusting to a $300,000 budget deficit from last fiscal year, CEO Jerry Franklin told staff that his leadership team is also cutting ...Despite snags, Connecticut network pushes ahead with reinvention
New programs such as “The Cobblestone Corridor” are part of a sweeping plan to overhaul Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network.Powering up ‘q’: Down-to-earth approach guides show’s revamp
The CBC show hopes to get its groove back with new host Tom Power and a snappier format starting Oct. 24.Ow, Canada: Cross-border crackdowns take toll on station donations
Border broadcasters are taking various approaches to handling challenges to Canadian friends groups.For StoryCorps, seeking more diverse participation laid foundation for growth
The oral-history nonprofit has taken a series of steps to diversify its staff and increase contributions from underrepresented communities.WNET tests strategy to keep regular viewers watching, and donating, during pledge
The New York station has abandoned traditional on-air campaigns for regularly scheduled pledging four times weekly.For kids TV, CPB focuses on diversity behind the screen
The funder is ramping up efforts to boost minority staffing on the shows it funds.‘Dope Queen’ Robinson adds second podcast to WNYC lineup
“Sooo Many White Guys” was unveiled at the station’s women’s podcasting festival this week.Documentaries, town hall expand PBS’s look at guns in America
PBS continues to defy bullets with words, resuming a conversation that its programmers hope will gradually bring opposing sides of the gun ...Two-night PBS special will examine growth of gun violence
Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.
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