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Alabama PTV and WVAS pubradio pair up for revamped “Capitol Journal” coverage
Alabama Public Television is reviving its Capitol Journal program, which had ended last summer as part of a network-wide downsizing of 19 layoffs in ...Ford app lets drivers listen to pubradio programming by voice command
Drivers of some 2012 model Fords will be able to listen to on-demand and streaming public radio programs by voice activation, using ...Southern Oregon PTV brings together Tea Party, Occupy guests for dialogue
Immense Possibilities, Southern Oregon Public Television’s weekly hybrid local-national community affairs show in Medford, Ore., has invited two right-wing Tea Party activists and two ...Tony Blankley dies at 63; co-host of “Left Right and Center” from KCRW
Tony Blankley, who spoke as a conservative voice on KCRW’s weekly Left Right and Center roundtable, died Jan. 7 after fighting stomach cancer. He ...Jim Fellows, key diplomat within public TV, dies at 77
James A. Fellows, 77, an advocate of high ideals and strategic planning for public television, died in his sleep Friday, Jan. 6, ...Moyers prepares for new show, and website
Since Bill Moyers’ new Moyers & Company isn’t going to be distributed by PBS, he’ll have his own independent website and “we don’t have ...Tony Bennett provides big finale for PBS Winter Press Tour previews
PBS wrapped up its two-day Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on a high note — a performance ...Noting that Romney likes pubcasting, Kerger is glad for bipartisan support
PASADENA, Calif. — PBS President Paula Kerger is not fazed by Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s recent comment favoring an end to ...Portland, Ore., mayor worries about security costs for OPB Republican debate
Sam Adams, mayor of Portland, Ore., went public Wednesday (Jan. 4) with his concerns about security costs for an upcoming GOP presidential ...Moyers talks to KCET about inequality in America, Obama’s lack of fighting spirit
SoCal Connected on KCET in Los Angeles will air an interview with Bill Moyers on Friday (Jan. 6), a week before the veteran newsman ...Chiotakis of “Marketplace Morning Report” moving to KCRW
Steve Chiotakis, host of Marketplace Morning Report, is moving to the local All Things Considered anchor spot on KCRW, the Santa Monica, Calif., station announced Wednesday ...GOP plan may doom spectrum auctions, Blair Levin contends
A spectrum auction to free up bandwidth space for mobile devices will probably fail if Congress adopts a Republican House plan, said ...PBS reveals “Roadshow” producer’s new “Market Wars” series
PBS on Wednesday officially announced its upcoming 20-episode Market Wars, at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. In it, four antiques experts search ...Investors provide $50 mil for SoundCloud expansion
SoundCloud, a web start-up that combines audio production with social networking, raised $50 million in new venture capital, according to TechCrunch. Investors ...NPR increases pay rates for outside producers
NPR and the Association of Independents in Radio unveiled a new payment structure for freelance contributors that provides a 7.5 percent increase ...
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