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Downton scores more than 10 million viewers, sets PBS premiere record
The much-anticipated fourth season premiere of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic drew a massive 10.2 million viewers on Sunday, good enough to ...Vazquez resigns top post at KLRN
Mario Vazquez, president and c.e.o. of KLRN in San Antonio, resigned his position effective Dec. 31. Vazquez told the Alamo Public Telecommunications ...After 30 years, still no meetings or memos for Shearer’s Le Show
Harry Shearer’s eclectic, acidic Le Show marks 30 years on public radio this month, and The Associated Press observes the milestone with an in-depth ...NPR talent leader Schmidt leaves to start recruiting company
Lars Schmidt, the senior director of talent acquisition and innovation at NPR, is leaving his position to form his own company, he ...TV critic questions NewsHour reruns, pubcasting author segments
Is PBS NewsHour padding its content with previously aired segments and infomercials for books authored by pubcasters? Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik believes so. Today he notes that ...Chicago Public Media editorial staffers vote to join SAG-AFTRA union
The broadcast union SAG-AFTRA said Wednesday that it had secured a majority of votes to represent staff members at Chicago Public Media. SAG-AFTRA ...Jury convicts off-duty deputy in shooting death of NewsHour shuttle driver
A sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a PBS NewsHour shuttle driver last May, reports the Washington Post. After two days of deliberations, ...Will news organizations follow as audio moves beyond radio?
In 2014, smart radio organizations will consider a “mobile-first audio strategy,” predicts Jim Schachter, news v.p. at WNYC in New York, in a ...David Isay gets help running StoryCorps with new chief executive
StoryCorps has hired its first chief executive in its decade-long history, reports the New York Times. Robin Sparkman, currently editor in chief of The American Lawyer magazine, joins the Brooklyn-based ...Facebook adds ‘Donate’ button for nonprofits
A new feature added to Facebook on Monday allows donors to give directly to charities by clicking on a “donate now” button. “The ...Is “no one in public radio” qualified to head up NPR?
According to pubradio consultant John Sutton, several sources close to the NPR Board say that “current and past CEO search committees have ...OPB meets funding goal for new Southwest Washington bureau
12/16/13: This item has been updated. Oregon Public Broadcasting is preparing to open a permanent bureau in Southwest Washington state by early 2014, and ...Changes at KPCC: Station closes Sacramento bureau, launches iPad app, keeps hiring
Los Angeles’s KPCC is shuffling news priorities. As LA Observed reports, the station is closing its bureau in the state capital and cutting ...FCC proposes $20,000 fine for Maryland licensee over multiple EEO violations
The Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission is appealing a proposed FCC fine of $20,000 for multiple violations of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules, reports Broadcasting ...Pubmedia roundup: Downton gets Golden Globes nod, PBS Hawaii sells land
As expected, PBS got a Golden Globe nomination early this morning for Downton Abbey. The Masterpiece megahit got its nod in the Best Television Series ...
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