Programs/Content
Challenge for public radio: inspiring, hiring, keeping talent
Ira Glass has another vision. The first one launched his hugely successful show, This American Life, which developed a fresh narrative style for public ...PBS President Pat Mitchell: ‘I think I’ll be learning every day of the year’
Since she was hired as PBS president early in February [2000], Pat Mitchell has met with 60 or 70 of public TV’s ...Fans’ demand prompts revival of sci-fi classic
WNET, dastardly villain in a two-decade scheme to deprive science-fiction buffs of the coolest public TV program of all time, this ...Did WGBH do enough to guard veracity of its antiques hit?
WGBH acknowledged that one of the most compelling segments on Antiques Roadshow — the so-called "watermelon sword" appraisal — was faked without its knowledge. ...Idaho bans public TV programs that ‘support’ law-breaking
Idaho’s state legislature has imposed extraordinary restrictions on the state public TV network, in delayed reaction to its broadcast last September of ...‘Hasty mistake’ at WFDD prompts talk of ideals
For the faculty of Wake Forest University, the hush order given to reporters at the ...Pubradio serves up UFOs down by the Rio Grande
A weekly half-hour program about space aliens — probably the only one in public radio (but who knows?) — has just been ...Saudek’s Omnibus: ambitious forerunner of public TV
When producer Robert Saudek died in 1998, his New York Times obituary called him “the alchemist-in-chief of what is often called the golden age ...This American Life: The pimp show turned out to be rare error, thank God
This American Life is hot. The weekly radio program produced by WBEZ, Chicago, and distributed nationally since June 1996, airs on 325 public radio ...Even streamlined history of New York won’t fit in a week
Not every American will buy what Ric Burns and Lisa Ades are selling, but in the 10 hours airing this week on ...Seize the diversity market: a pragmatic view
With the search for Ervin Duggan’s successor now underway, public broadcasting has an opportunity to reflect on how the next PBS president ...Stars of ‘From the Top’ are teen musicians playing from the heart
Seventy stations are trying pilots of the hourlong weekly showcase featuring teenaged classical musicians.Terry Gross: engaged with subject and listeners
Terry Gross is interviewing the actor Dustin Hoffman. He is about to launch what is probably a set piece about his work ...Music that changes the day — for enough listeners
As we debate how best to program classical music on public radio, we seem often to take for granted that we face ...Nonprofits courting DBS for set-aside channels
A ground-floor chance to secure channel space on direct broadcast satellites is opening up for noncommercial organizations that have the wherewithal to ...
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