Programs/Content
Slate will take over co-producer role with ‘Studio 360’
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WNYC decided to step away from the weekly arts and culture show.
System/Policy
West Virginia network lays off five after state funding cuts
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WVPB’s state funding was reduced by more than 20 percent.
Programs/Content
CPB grant seeks to foster diversity in public radio newsrooms
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The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.
System/Policy
WVPB spared from fatal cuts in final state budget
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The bill, enacted without Gov. Justice’s signature, reduced the state network’s annual subsidy by about $1 million.
Quick Takes
‘PBS NewsHour,’ KQED win funding to combat misinformation
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The Knight Prototype Fund is backing 20 projects to fight fake news.
Programs/Content
USA Today Network picks up winner of WNYC podcast contest
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The podcast will debut next year.
Quick Takes
NPR awards $10,000 to audio projects
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NPR has funded five projects since last year through its Story Lab Workshop.
Quick Takes
Change-up in Virginia brings radio news to more listeners
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The WVTF/Radio IQ network is further differentiating its formats.
System/Policy
University budget crisis prompts St. Louis Public Radio takeover of station
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Seven full-time staffers at KMST in Rolla, Mo., were laid off this week.
System/Policy
PRI lays off three in newsroom reorganization
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The layoffs were made “to make room for other positions that better met our needs,” a PRI spokesperson said.
Quick Takes
Radio Ambulante wants to train ‘next generation’ of Spanish-speaking producers
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The podcast is offering online journalism training and fellowships.
Quick Takes
MPR’s The Current expands coverage in Duluth
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The Triple A service will have three signals in the city.
Quick Takes
Latest Radiotopia podcast takes listeners inside San Quentin
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The podcast, incubated through PRX’s Podquest contest, debuts June 14.
Development
North Country Public Radio launches fundraiser for investigative reporting
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The station hopes to raise $50,000 in listener support for its “Daylight Reporting Fund.”
System/Policy
KNKX finds blessings, burdens in taking reins as independent station
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After clearing a fundraising hurdle to buy its license, the Washington station found its work was just beginning.
Quick Takes
WAMU sees gains in black, Latino audience
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Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station’s audience, according to the Washingtonian.
Quick Takes
Bluegrass FM signal in Washington, D.C., suburbs will go off air
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The service will continue online and on an HD radio channel.
Programs/Content
Baltimore’s WEAA drops ‘Steiner,’ seeks to increase local news coverage by students
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“The Marc Steiner Show” will end July 31.
Quick Takes
NPR announces slate of new podcasts
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The third season of “Invisibilia” will also launch next month.