System/Policy
WHYY workers vote to join union
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Approval of joining SAG-AFTRA was nearly unanimous.
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In comments filed this month, the California station raised concerns about TV channels interfering with radio broadcasts.
WPPB would be WNET’s first radio station.
“We realized that we basically had created arbitrary lines in our apps based upon how NPR was structured,” said NPR’s Kerry Lenahan.
The Detroit station’s “Framed” series aims to “reflect the lives of the people we’re here to serve.”
WVTF’s licensee has purchased a new station from a religious broadcaster.
Station staffers who have joined unions help answer a reader’s question about why the trend is growing.
The order prevents Pacifica from firing WBAI’s staff or interfering with the station’s programming and “orderly administration.”
Staffers said they are “still open to voluntary recognition” of their union by management.
Covering WBAI’s persistent shortfalls was “endangering the entire Foundation,” according to a board member.
The petition said talented creative staff have left the station due to “untenable working conditions.”
The sale stems from “a strategic decision about focus and priorities.”
A new fund backed by an anonymous donor will allow IPR to “test and develop new ideas … that have the potential to make a big impact for our listeners.”
A series of case studies on mergers of public media and digital news outlets will look at “what has worked and where expectations have fallen short.”
Podcasts have been a “huge return on investment for us and a major growth engine for our business,” says NPR CFO Deborah Cowan.
The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.
Nancy Barnes’ remarks during the Public Radio Program Directors Association conference left staffers feeling “uncertain about the direction of this newsroom,” they wrote in a letter to Barnes.
Former NPR President Kevin Klose told Current the new hire will be “perfect for NPR.”
“Commercial radio has seen that there’s a lot of revenue here, and they’re all crowding our lane,” said Nancy Barnes at the Public Radio Program Directors Association conference.
The station in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen in part to counter coastal biases in coverage.