Author: Mike Janssen
House budget proposes level funding for CPB in FY21
The bill also would provide $20 million for interconnection.Senate confirms nominations of two CPB Board members
The Senate confirmed the nominations of Ruby Calvert and Laura Gore Ross Thursday.Outsize spending on pubcasting in Utah backs state-spanning broadband services
The Utah Education and Telehealth Network not only broadcasts on three TV channels but oversees a statewide broadband network that reaches more ...Texas lawmaker asks PBS to help restore service in Rio Grande Valley
“This issue has been specific to the many in South Texas who still rely on antennas to view this station via airwaves,” ...Commerce Committee sends on nominations of two CPB Board members
If approved by the Senate, Ruby Calvert and Laura Gore Ross would serve on the board until 2022.Trump nominates former Wyoming PBS leader for seat on CPB board
If approved by the Senate, Ruby Calvert would serve for the remainder of a six-year term expiring Jan. 31, 2022.International broadcaster MHz Networks ends search for new channel in D.C. area, announces signoff
The owner of MHz Networks' WNVC and WNVT sold the stations' spectrum in last year's FCC auction.‘Made Possible By…’ #17: ‘POV’ founder Marc Weiss
Weiss discusses a career elevating the voices of "the poets and the prophets and the pamphleteers of our era."‘Made Possible By…’ #16: Producer and station leader Marita Rivero
"We like to talk about what the Ferguson police look like, but we don't like so much turning around and seeing what ...‘The Pub’ #107: Accuracy matters more than ever — so check your facts
No longer just for magazines or long-form projects, some public media newsrooms have begun to apply more robust fact-checking to their daily ...‘Made Possible By…’ #15: Frank Blythe, early leader in Native-focused public TV
"How are we educating the public if we can't get a whole lot of outsiders looking at our films?"‘Made Possible By…’ #14: The ‘madness and intuition’ of Fred Barzyk
"Be a storyteller," says Barzyk — and as you'll hear, he should know.‘Made Possible By…’ #13: Public TV pioneer Alvin Perlmutter
"If you aren't in a position to make mistakes, then you're not going to come up with something worthwhile."‘Made Possible By…’ #12: Sandra Rattley on an eclectic career
"I've had tremendous experiences, I've worked like a dog, so it's not like someone just granted these things to me."‘Made Possible By…’ #11: ‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett
In the late '60s, Morrisett and his collaborators on "Sesame Street" wanted to know: Could television teach?
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