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Kimball: Next project will be ‘very focused on public media’
“I’m doing 12 station events this year, and hope to do that many next year — maybe even a few more.”Contract dispute leads to Christopher Kimball’s exit from ‘America’s Test Kitchen’
Kimball will remain as host for the 2016 seasons of ATK and Cook’s Country.Anna Sale on podcasts: ‘People feel a relationship with the show’
The host of Death, Sex & Money on how she gets her guests to share intimate details.Fugitive Ohio shoplifter is fanatic for ‘Downton’ DVD collections
Branden Joseph Deel, aka the “Downton Abbey Addict,” has the honor of being the latest Fugitive of the Week in Columbus, Ohio.Ben Carson draws attention over talk of ‘glyconutrients’ in pledge program
It’s not often that a public television pledge program ends up in press coverage of a presidential campaign.PBS Kids underwriting changes provide more space for sponsor messages
The updated policy will create new opportunities for delivering promotional messages online.Architects honor Public Media Commons in St. Louis, and more awards
Also, Peggy Berryhill was selected for a Native Media Resource Center honor.With Great Thanksgiving Listen, StoryCorps aims to create national tradition
“We think this might just end up turning into a national moment.”NPR app offers curated guide to podcasts
The new podcast discovery app culled picks from about 6,000 recommendations.Series draws on neuroscience studies to link infant support and adult success
The project is more than six years in the making and features community screenings sponsored by 600 partners nationwide.‘Serial,’ ‘This American Life’ to appear on Pandora
Pandora will not be the exclusive home of the show, as a report suggested.New round of Localore projects focuses on underserved communities
The number of applications for the latest round of Localore grew by 25 percent.‘Offbeat sensibility’ of ‘Jack Irish’ leads to Acorn distribution in U.S.
Jack Irish is based on author Peter Temple’s popular crime novels set Down Under.New Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary focuses on history of African-Americans since MLK
The documentary will air in April 2016.Series of TED Talks in New York will air on PBS next year
Animation and other films will also be part of the event and broadcast.
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