Obituaries
Dean Borg, esteemed host and reporter for Iowa networks, dies at 81
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“He set the gold standard for being a fair and unbiased journalist,” says Charity Nebbe of Iowa Public Radio.
Programs/Content
‘The Vote’ explores suffragists’ roles as pioneering activists
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“American Experience” will mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment next summer with a two-part, four-hour documentary highlighting the last big push to secure women the right to vote.
Programs/Content
BBC shifts distribution of news shows to WETA
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WETA will take over distribution of “BBC World News” and “BBC World News America” to PBS stations starting Saturday.
Development
Greater Public unveils pilot program to improve major-gift fundraising
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The two-year project will develop, test and share best practices for cultivating high-wealth donors.
Programs/Content
How Chicago’s WBEZ helped fulfill a girl’s wish to create her own podcast
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Five-year-old Azka Sharief “wanted to write a mystery story and read it as a podcast,” says WBEZ producer Kevin Dawson. “Of course we were more than happy to help.”