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Uproar in Charlottesville over pubradio format change
A change in format at WTJU, the University of Virginia pubradio station in Charlottesville, is the subject of dueling forums, a walkout ...WV pubcasters seeking permission for staffers to work pledge drives
The West Virginia governor’s office is attempting to determine whether Educational Broadcasting Authority employees can still participate in on-air pledge drives for ...Vegas PBS opens $60 million facility
Vegas PBS’s $60 million Educational Technology Campus was dedicated Monday (June 28), reports the Las Vegas Business Press. The 112,000-square-foot facility houses ...NJ Senate okays study of NJN assets as part of break from state
The New Jersey Senate today (June 28) approved a study of New Jersey Network’s assets and its plan to break from the ...Pubmedia trust fund hopes dim after White House announces broadband plans
The administration’s fast-track plan for broadband spectrum reallocation does not include the much-anticipated public media trust fund created by auction proceeds (background, Current, ...Vermont gets new chief content officer
Vermont Public Television has hired Kathryn A. Scott as its chief content officer, the Burlington Free-Press reports. “I am doing my level best to ...Benazir Bhutto’s sister to introduce ITVS bio film at Washington premiere
A rare appearance by Sanam Bhutto, former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto’s sister and only living sibling, will open the Washington, D.C., ...Once again, PBS brings home most Creative Arts Daytime Emmys
PBS cleaned up at the Creative Arts Daytime Emmy Awards Friday (June 25). The network led nominations with 53, and topped winners ...WBUR-FM takes the lead in Boston pubradio face-off
WBUR 90.9 has taken a big, early lead in the news-radio battle of WBUR and WGBH, reports the Boston Herald. Arbiton said it scored ...RFP seeks ideas for series to diversify PBS audience
The first RFP for the new CPB/PBS Diversity & Innovation Fund will lead to production of one or more 10-episode x 60-minute ...New leader Susan Howarth arrives in Tampa
The new head of WEDU in Tampa, Fla., wants to focus on creating more local online programming, reports Tampa Bay Online. Susan ...Visit his headlines blog, get Baltimore news, and be sure to sing along
WYPR’s local Morning Edition host Nathan Sterner in Baltimore (Balmer, to you natives) might be the only pubcaster out there with a ...And now, in pubcasting sports news . . .
ThirTeam, the aptly named softball team from Thirteen/WNET.org, is on a roll, reveling in three consecutive wins — 13-6, 15-8, 9-8. ...NPR’s latest iPhone app: a new vehicle for sharing music
A new NPR app for iPhone users launched last night. “[W]ith the NPR Music app for the iPhone, we have another crucial ...Charleston Gazette: Private nonprofits protect WVPB from politics
Who should control the private monies raised to support West Virginia Public Broadcasting? Not the administration of Governor Joe Manchin, according to ...
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