Quick Takes
KCET lays off 13
At an all-station meeting in Los Angeles Tuesday (July 27), KCET staffers were told that 13 employees are being laid off. Cuts ...LJCs launch in Upper Midwest, Florida
Two of the local journalism centers backed by CPB in April are up and running. “Changing Gears,” helmed by New York Times ...Working group begins planning PBS national online giving initiative
PBS is moving ahead with its national online giving campaign, a topic of much conversation within the system (Current, June 7, 2010). ...New home for Democracy Now!: greener than gold
Take a look at Democracy Now’s new studio/offices in lower Manhattan, the first broadcast facility to receive LEED Platinum rating for low adverse environmental ...Fund to back reporting collaborations for Philadelphia
An accountability journalism project announced last week by J-Lab will back in-depth reporting and collaborations among news organizations in the Philadelphia region. ...Sale of licenses could help NJN become a “model” of pubmedia, prof writes
The struggling New Jersey Network should turn into a public corporation, sell off several of its licenses and use that money to ...Nigeria meets the Muppet it named
Sesame Workshop is welcoming a new Muppet to the family at Sesame Square in Nigeria. On Monday (July 26) Zobi made his ...Unwelcome competition in Delmarva
Pubcasters on Maryland’s Delmarva Peninsula are not rolling out the welcome wagon for their newest neighbor, WRAU 88.3 in Ocean City, a ...Princeton ending University Channel, 121 pubstations affected
The Chronicle of Higher Education is reporting that on Nov. 3, Princeton University is ending its University Channel, which provides academic programming to schools ...“This Old House” warns of end of civilization; that’s a tough renovation
This Old House is looking for those new faces, according to the Hartford Courant. Yes, the perennial pubcasting fave is putting out a casting call for ...Attention, social (media) butterflies
CPB is looking for a social media guru. An RFP on its website says that stations tell CPB they want to improve ...NPR’s Daniel Schorr dies at 93
Veteran newsman Daniel Schorr, a pioneer of broadcast journalism who was part of Edward R. Murrow’s legendary CBS team, died this morning ...Senate committee approves $20 million in funds for PTFP
The Senate Appropriations Committee late yesterday (July 22) okayed $20 million in federal funding for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program. “For over ...WQED promotes Deborah Acklin to president and CEO
WQED announced today (July 22) the appointment of Deborah Acklin as president and CEO of the Pittsburgh station. She’s currently executive v.p. ...Pacifica’s KPFK prepares to revamp its schedule with audience goals in mind
Citing an “urgent need” to make programming changes at Pacifica’s KPFK in Los Angeles, interim p.d. Alan Minsky asked programmers with afternoon, ...
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