Development
Iowa Public Radio secures funds to develop innovation projects
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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.”
System/Policy
Research project seeks ‘replicable models’ for public media newsroom mergers
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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.”
System/Policy
Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR’s financial growth
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Podcasts have been a “huge return on investment for us and a major growth engine for our business,” says NPR CFO Deborah Cowan.
System/Policy
Nevada Public Radio lays off staff, CEO resigns amid ‘business challenges’
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The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.
System/Policy
NPR staffers of color call out news chief on comments on race coverage
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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.
System/Policy
NPR names government broadcasting exec John Lansing as CEO
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Former NPR President Kevin Klose told Current the new hire will be “perfect for NPR.”
Programs/Content
NPR’s news chief says priority is ‘owning the audio space’
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“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.
System/Policy
KCUR will lead $1.9M CPB-backed ‘collaboration of collaborations’ on election coverage
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The station in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen in part to counter coastal biases in coverage.
Programs/Content
PBS, Futuro Media receive NEH grants
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The grants are supporting documentaries and digital films.
Programs/Content
‘America’s Test Kitchen,’ Christopher Kimball resolve lawsuit
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The two parties announced an “amicable separation.”
System/Policy
Alaska public broadcasters lose state funding
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Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
System/Policy
KCUR adds station to fill void of classical music in Kansas City
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KCUR is raising $5 million for the service.
System/Policy
Goli Sheikholeslami: Building listening habits and audience loyalty on new platforms ‘is critical for all of us’
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As she prepares to leave her job as CEO of Chicago Public Media, Sheikholeslami spoke with Current about her priorities for New York Public Radio and why she decided to stay in public media.
People
NYPR names Goli Sheikholeslami as CEO
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Sheikholeslami is leaving Chicago Public Media after five years with the station.
System/Policy
Cascade Public Media fires Crosscut managing editor
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Less than a week after the news site’s employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over “differences in strategic outlook.”
System/Policy
KHSU licensee taps Capital Public Radio for short-term agreement
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The deal runs through October unless the two sides agree to an extension.
System/Policy
Deal between Texas stations aids struggling KCOS in El Paso
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The agreement allows the stations to “look to the future as more of a broad regional network rather than just individual stations in small rural communities,” said Texas Tech Public Media’s GM.
System/Policy
After cutting his job, NPR grants David Welna four-month extension
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The national security correspondent will continue at the network in a different role until Jan. 6.
System/Policy
Judge rejects NPR’s motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit
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The $57 million lawsuit claims NPR published defamatory statements about a Texas investor.
System/Policy
NLRB rules against Rhode Island PBS in union dispute
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The ruling affirms a judge’s 2018 decision.