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PBS’s Kerger warns of station shutdowns if CPB goes dark
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“There is no plan B” to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press Tour.
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Luna arrives, Ruffman returns and more from the PBS Press Tour
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Also, “The Great American Read” will let viewers vote on the nation’s favorite book.
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PBS’ Online Film Festival tells diverse stories through expanded partner base
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In its sixth year, the festival has added a “juried” prize, which is chosen by an esteemed panel of independent film experts.
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‘Takeaway’ host Hockenberry to step down in August
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Washington correspondent Todd Zwillich will host during the search for a successor.
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What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?
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A new study finds that documentaries co-produced and funded by the Independent Television Service are made by women and people of color more often than other forms of media.
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NPR wins award to experiment with virtual-reality audio
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The NPR project is among 11 winners of the Journalism 360 Challenge awards.
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As it upgrades NPR One, NPR will promote app on-air
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NPR also aims to improve how the app connects users to local stations.
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Hosts reveal the unseen forces at work on ‘Invisibilia’
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Each episode of the NPR podcast can take up to four months to complete.
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Watch our screening and panel discussion of Marlon Riggs’ ‘Tongues Untied’
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The latest installment in our “Get With the Program” series focuses on a groundbreaking 1991 film.
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PRI becomes investor in public radio’s ‘Live Wire’
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The live variety show is adding episodes devoted to in-studio interviews.
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As Marc Steiner signs off, Baltimore loses a valuable democratic forum
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More than anything else, the longtime talk show host’s career has been dedicated to dismantling the racial divides that structure the city and its airwaves.
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ITVS backs Texas ‘taco journalists’ for digital series pilot
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The pilot episode is set to begin filming in El Paso later this summer.
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Threats are real, but benchmarks point to healthy public radio system
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Instead of contracting under digital competition, the legacy business model for public radio continues to expand.
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Tell us about your local projects that are making a difference
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Who is getting into the ears and screens, hearts and minds of their listeners and viewers with locally responsive and inclusive content?
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PBS partners with Google on educational tool
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PBS joins National Geographic, HHMI Biointeractive and Mission Blue for a series of interactive “stories.”
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Spectrum auction proceeds will back reboot of Native TV network
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First Nations Experience will become a beneficiary of auction proceeds through parent station KVCR in San Bernardino, Calif.
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WNYC teams with ‘Broad City’ star, MoMA on art podcast
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“A Piece of Work” debuts July 10.
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Slate will take over co-producer role with ‘Studio 360’
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WNYC decided to step away from the weekly arts and culture show.
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Study finds Amy Goodman sends mountain lions lunging for dial
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A study testing fear in the animals used the voices of Goodman and other broadcast hosts.
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CPB grant seeks to foster diversity in public radio newsrooms
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The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.