Quick Takes
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.
Quick Takes
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.
Quick Takes
WXXI to take over local alt-weekly
|
Station President Norm Silverstein said the deal “helps WXXI to better serve our community.”
Quick Takes
New NPR tool provides richer data about podcast listening
|
Remote Audio Data aims to help podcast creators and advertisers better understand their audiences.
Quick Takes
New Ready To Learn grants will center on ‘community collaboratives’
|
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.
Quick Takes
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 anticipated expenses rather than a definitive catalog of all eligible reimbursable expenses.”
Quick Takes
Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
|
If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.
Quick Takes
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.
NPR
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.
Quick Takes
NPR business editor accuses Indian politician of rape
|
The Washington Post published an op-ed Thursday in which NPR chief business editor Pallavi Gogoi accused a top Indian politician of assaulting her when she was in her early ’20s.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab receives Knight grant for revenue innovation project
|
The grant will support BizLab’s work with stations on revenue experiments.
Quick Takes
Bomb scare prompts evacuation of KPCC headquarters
|
Police detonated a suspicious device found near the station Monday.
Quick Takes
Arizona’s Cronkite School will manage CPB’s editorial leadership training
|
The two-year project will train 100 editors to “strengthen their ability to lead public media’s growing newsrooms,” CPB said.
1A
WAMU to take ‘1A Across America’ with CPB grant
|
The two-year collaborative initiative, unveiled Thursday, establishes an editorial partnership between WAMU and six public media stations across the country.
Quick Takes
Idaho PTV objects to Republican remix of gubernatorial debate
|
The clips were “augmented with a mocking laugh track,” according to a local newspaper.
Quick Takes
Craigslist founder donates $2.5M to New York Public Radio
|
The gift will help “fuel the integration and expansion of WNYC and Gothamist.”
Quick Takes
PRI/PRX lays off six employees
|
“For us to be successful, we had to streamline our organization,” said CEO Kerri Hoffman.
Quick Takes
NPR sued over website accessibility
|
A suit alleges that a lack of closed captioning on NPR.org makes it difficult for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to use the site.
Quick Takes
WBUR’s BizLab will work with public radio stations on revenue experiments
|
A CPB grant will support six-month projects with six stations.