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Facing financial woes, KCETLink to focus on ‘transmedia’
KCETLink laid off 22 full-time employees April 19, signaling another change of course in the Los Angeles public media organization's search for ...A digital revolution for public radio fundraising
Marketing consultant John Sutton has been forecasting what public radio will look like in 2018, and his predictions, published on his blog RadioSutton ...Public radio tattoos make a comeback
The latest package of public radio fundraising premiums allows devout listeners to temporarily brand their passion for their favorite shows on their ...From Massachusetts Ave. to NoMa
The April 13 broadcast of Weekend Edition Saturday was the first to originate from NPR's new $201 million headquarters.Benefits to multicasting pledge: new and lapsed donors respond
After 16 months on the air, WQED-TV’s all-pledge multicast Showcase channel is steadily bringing in donations of around $16,000 a month for ...Few ‘Magic Moments’ in March pledge
Pledge results reported by public TV stations from recently concluded on-air fundraisers were down 20 percent to 25 percent from the March ...PRPD offers new round of trainings
The Public Radio Program Directors Association will expand its training programs for stations this year and continue its Sense of Place studies ...Massachusetts’ WFCR adds to capital campaign with Cosby fundraiser
New England Public Radio in Amherst, Mass., got a helping hand earlier this month from a famous friend when listener and local ...Panel urges IRS to revisit its ‘antiquated’ nonprofit rules
Delays in conferring 501(c)3 status to startup nonprofit news organizations have stymied development of new models for producing community-based journalism, exacerbating the ...Looming sequestration cuts complicate CSG payments
With the increasing likelihood that budget cuts once thought to be too big to take effect will slash spending across the federal ...Houston station boosts security as DJ faces identity theft charge
A volunteer DJ has been charged with stealing donors’ credit card information from a Houston radio station and using it to make ...Second pubTV station pays fine for missteps handling federal grants
When the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts announced a settlement with Boston’s WGBH over its handling of $60 million in federal grant ...WGBH settles with Justice Department over alleged mishandling of federal grants
This item has been updated and reposted with additional information. WGBH has agreed to pay more than $300,000 in a civil settlement ...IPM offers to bridge PTV stations to spectrum auctions
Independent Public Media has unveiled a new program to provide bridge funding to financially troubled pubTV stations. The loans will help them ...Basic memberships: More trouble than they’re worth?
Basic memberships offered during pledge drives and in direct-mail appeals are a time-tested enticement for converting pubcasting viewers and listeners into contributors, ...
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