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Naysayers be damned, public radio’s On Being thrives as ‘social enterprise’
It’s been a long journey for a show that some doubted could survive on public radio.NPR adds social components, stand-alone site to Local Stories Project
After launching with one station in 2011, the social media–driven project now has 36 participating stations.The time Joan Rivers didn’t become an NPR host
With the death of Joan Rivers, Jay Kernis, former senior v.p. for programming at NPR, shared this remembrance of Rivers on his ...Times Square’s unlicensed Elmos spell headaches for Sesame Workshop
Unruly street performers have prompted the children's TV producer to consider legal action and a city councilman to propose a new law.Two public TV networks decline to air POV documentary After Tiller
At least two public television networks opted not to air this week the POV documentary After Tiller, which profiles four late-term abortion providers and prompted a ...NPR’s Ellen McDonnell, executive editor for news programming, will retire after almost 35 years
NPR’s news division is seeing the exit of another longtime executive with today’s announcement that Executive Editor for News Programming Ellen McDonnell ...Former iMA director leaves Greater Public amid shift in planned services
Greater Public, the organization providing fundraising resources and support to public media stations, has opted not to renew the contract of Jeannie ...Merged newsroom boosts St. Louis Public Radio’s response to tumult in Ferguson
The aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., proved to be a critical test for the public media newsroom.New podcast network from APM includes six new shows
Infinite Guest, a new podcast network from American Public Media, brings together feeds of broadcast programs, existing podcasts and new shows in ...Crowdsourced climate-reporting project iSeeChange aims to expand with new partners
Partnerships with NASA and a research initiative in Northern California will take iSeeChange beyond its roots in Colorado.CPB adds $6.2 million in American Graduate grants, reveals national broadcast plans
The initiative will support efforts at 33 stations to raise awareness of the dropout problem.Sherlock adds three Emmys in primetime ceremony
Sherlock: His Last Vow, a BBC production that aired as part of WGBH’s Masterpiece, won three Primetime Emmys at the televised awards ceremony Monday. That brought ...Report: SiriusXM to end The Bob Edwards Show
SiriusXM Radio will wind down The Bob Edwards Show next month, according to a Politico article published Friday. Citing unnamed sources, Politico reported that ...Aereo takes another lump in search for legal legitimacy
Internet TV service Aereo’s bid to find a workable business model suffered another legal setback Thursday, with the U.S. Court of Appeals ...Chicago/Midwest Emmys find broadcast home on WYCC
This year’s Chicago/Midwest Emmy awards will be televised for the first time in 25 years by WYCC PBS Chicago. WYCC plans to cover ...
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