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Eclectic24 goes from online to on-air in Santa Barbara
An FM signal in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently acquired by KCRW, became the first broadcast home this week for Eclectic24, a previously ...Letter: “Greater Public is not retreating from digital”
The president of Greater Public responds to a commentary.Tiny news team at Lakeland Public Television fills gap left by commercial TV
Station managers who worry they can’t afford to do news and public affairs have only to look at Lakeland Public Television in ...Kansas City’s KCPT picks up gauntlet to expand local news coverage
Three years ago, a delegation from Kansas City Public Television, including the board chair, trekked out to San Diego’s KPBS to evaluate ...St. Louis stations dedicate Public Media Commons
Some 800 people attended the Sept. 13 dedication of Public Media Commons in St. Louis, a unique 9,000–square-foot outdoor media environment located ...Newsman Bill Moyers sets January 2015 as retirement date — really
Moyers, 80, has produced and anchored public-affairs programs and numerous specials on public television since 1971.SiriusXM cancels ‘Bob Edwards Show’, but weekly public radio show will continue
After nearly 10 years on satellite radio, “The Bob Edwards Show” will cease production after Sept. 26, when the last of the ...Science Friday producer settles with government over alleged misuse of NSF funds
A for-profit corporation involved with public radio’s weekly Science Friday show has settled with the U.S. government over alleged misuse of a National Science Foundation ...In Tampa, college broadcasters find advantages in pubradio affiliation
The University of South Florida’s student-run radio station has forged a three-year partnership with Tampa’s WUSF Public Media to broadcast its programming ...Spoken-word contest gives students the stage to discuss the dropout crisis
American Graduate and Youth Speaks, a nonprofit that focuses on empowering youth through creativity, hope to include more young people in conversations ...Chicago’s WFMT picks up distribution of Carnegie Hall Live
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chicago’s WFMT announced Wednesday a deal with New York–based WQXR to distribute the 2014 season of Carnegie Hall Live. Entering its ...PRPD, Day Two: NPR, stations prepare for debut of revised newsmag clocks
PORTLAND, Ore. — This week’s Public Radio Programming Conference is giving attendees a chance to prepare for Nov. 17, the day when ...Next phase of American Graduate station grants to emphasize early education
American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, CPB’s dropout prevention initiative, has awarded another $6.2 million in grants to 33 stations, this time ...PRPD, Day One: In keynote, Mohn issues promotion challenge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Addressing the nearly 500 attendees of the Public Radio Program Directors conference, NPR CEO Jarl Mohn reassured attendees Tuesday ...With Localore expansion, AIR’s Schardt looks to spread culture of R&D, mission of inclusion
The Association of Independents in Radio is preparing to roll out its next iterations of Localore, the innovation initiative that paired indie ...
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