Programs/Content
‘PBS NewsHour’ to expand with new bureau at Cronkite School in Phoenix
The expansion is part of the show's push to become an around-the-clock news provider.APT selects first local programs for new ‘Hometown Create’ feature
“Hometown Create” will include full-length cooking, travel, gardening and other how-to shows produced by local stations.Vegas PBS seeks ‘sense of place’ in project to save residents’ photos
The station wants residents to bring old photos to community events, documenting the history of Las Vegas and its relationship with water.For smaller stations, WYSO training program offers model for content on a budget
The station's Community Voices project has made its programming more diverse while also helping to grow revenue.OPB drops ‘Finding Your Roots’ episode featuring presidential candidate
“At the beginning of a presidential candidacy, to be doing a valentine to one candidate, I just don’t think it’s a very ...Work advances toward goal of education metrics database
The effort will create "a national picture of the great work that public media is doing in education,” said Georgia Public Broadcasting's ...WGBY campaign seeks funds to bolster public-affairs productions
The fund honors late WGBY host and producer Jim Madigan and hopes to build upon his legacy.Connecticut Public video series features first-person stories of immigration
"Home Movies: American Journeys" is the first in a local slice-of-life series to experiment with viewer engagement.To mark show’s 50th anniversary, ‘Sesame Street’ producer adds episodes to pubcasting archive
More than 4,000 episodes of the show will be made available to the public over the next year.New MPR-backed site hopes to be ‘one-stop shop for all things immigrant’
Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its ...Alaska Public Media grant will enhance coverage of rural health
The broadcaster received $500,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.NPR refreshes ‘Morning Edition’ music to update sound, appeal to new listeners
Coming to the air in May, the new suite of music will “better reflect what 'Morning Edition' is today,” said NPR CEO ...PBS eyes streaming agreements to address ‘profoundly important’ platform goals, Kerger says
The PBS president told an audience at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour to "stay tuned" for possible announcements involving Sling ...Ohio’s WYSO to become independently owned
The station will be owned by a nonprofit run by GM Neenah Ellis.How ‘engaged’ radio journalism helped a community tackle suicide
Capital Public Radio relied on live events, local experts and media partnerships to examine a taboo topic in California’s rural Amador County.
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