Programs/Content
PBS’s Sepulveda: Stations can do more to engage Latinos, broader communities
PBS stations need to share more information among themselves as they work to increase their community impact, PBS’s new senior v.p. of ...Stirring musical piece blooms from Sendak’s words on Fresh Air
Author Maurice Sendak may be gone, but his final interview on public radio’s Fresh Air will live on through a unique choral composition.WFMU, Art21, L.A. Theatre Works among winners of NEA grants
The federal government awarded funds to transmedia projects as well as traditional broadcast programs.Some see decentralization as salve to Pacifica’s fiscal, leadership woes
As Pacifica Radio marked its 65th anniversary of broadcasting, foundation and station leaders are talking publicly about governance reforms that involve “decentralizing” ...WFMT hits one-day pledge drive record using only music from one CD
WFMT-FM in Chicago racked up 700 pledges in a six-hour period relying solely on listeners’ reactions to recorded performances of a Vera ...PRI adds variety to program slate with acquisition of Live Wire
Public Radio International is adding the Portland, Ore.–based variety show Live Wire to its programming lineup, the distributor announced Monday. Live Wire, which bills itself as ...PBS may continue on commercial multicast channel in South Texas
PBS is talking with at least three entities interested in saving public television programming in the far southern Rio Grande Valley.Digital differences led to split between PRI, This American Life
TAL's desire to keep hold of its digital assets spurred the show's departure from its longtime distributor.Detroit Public Television outsources programming to Public Television Programming Service
Starting Tuesday, Detroit Public Television is outsourcing programming functions to the Tampa, Fla.–based Public Television Programming Service as part of a corporate ...For Localore, broadcast’s reach still dwarfs digital media, outreach
A visualization of Localore's reach, prepared by AIR.Women and Girls Lead goes global, extending outreach to five countries
Women and Girls Lead, a public media–based outreach and empowerment program, has evolved into a broader international effort, seeking to drive positive ...When developing films, Ken Burns selects topics that make “light bulbs go off”
Ken Burns decides on films through a deliberative process, involving both his creative team and accommodating PBS’s desire for multipart series that ...After 17 years, PRI ending distribution of This American Life
Public Radio International announced today that it will end distribution of one of its biggest titles, This American Life. The Minneapolis-based PRI has offered TAL to stations ...Films for national parks’ visitor centers evolve into Civil War history series
Elizabeth McGovern, the American actress known to many Masterpiece viewers as the well-heeled Lady Cora of the hit Brit drama Downton Abbey, narrates the often ...PBS Digital Studios, Indiegogo partner on crowdfunding for stations’ online videos
The network wants stations to build up sustainable, supportive audiences for digital series.
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