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NETA and AGC to collaborate on professional development services
“We believe the time is right to combine our efforts,” NETA President Eric Hyyppa told the organization’s board.Meetings in Washington give KEET leader cause for ‘cautious optimism’
The station is at risk of losing its Community Service Grant from CPB.Oversight board suggests privatizing Puerto Rico pubcaster
The board said the transfer could help “provide increased growth opportunities, enhance the programming offering provided to the people of Puerto Rico, ...BizLab picks six stations to experiment with revenue strategies
The stations will work with the WBUR innovation lab for six months.SAG-AFTRA membership expands at New York Public Radio
Gothamist reporters are now part of a bargaining unit of station staff.New York’s WMHT expands Triple A service to new FM signal
WMHT acquired an FM station in September that will now simulcast its WEXT signal.KEET leader says CPB is pressuring California station into merger
David Gordon said KEET will work with CPB, PBS and members of Congress to save the station.WXXI to take over local alt-weekly
Station President Norm Silverstein said the deal “helps WXXI to better serve our community."New NPR tool provides richer data about podcast listening
Remote Audio Data aims to help podcast creators and advertisers better understand their audiences.New Ready To Learn grants will center on ‘community collaboratives’
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.NPR asks FCC for flexibility in aiding radio stations affected by TV repack
In comments filed Wednesday, the network said eligible expenses proposed by the FCC “should be considered an initial provisional list of common ...Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.KUT expands on explanation for taking down freelancer’s stories
In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee's legal department in part prompted the removal.Journalist says NPR nixed story because she speaks with an accent
"Several people" at NPR apologized to Gisele Regatao after her story about an art exhibit was rejected.Court of Appeals upholds decision backing KET criteria for debate participation
David Patterson, a Libertarian candidate who ran for U.S. Senate in 2014, sued after being excluded from a 2014 candidate forum.
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