Quick Takes
Isay’s StoryCorps spreading motherly love, Web 2.0-style
It’s been a big week for indie producer Dave Isay and his team at StoryCorps. In an May 5 appearance on Colbert ...Robert Siegel left his head and his heart on the dance floor
We don’t want to spoil this video for you, so all we’ll say is you’ll go gaga over this one from NPR. ...Online scavenger hunt grows Arizona PubMedia’s Facebook fan base
Looking for a way to boost participation in your station’s Facebook fan page? Arizona Public Media’s page, which had stalled at 555, ...NPR News app among the most highly rated by iPad users
The application that NPR created for the launch of Apple’s iPad has received the highest user ratings among the apps offered by ...OPB finishes up American Archive prototype
The prototype for the American Archive is complete, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting (background: Current, May 14, 2007 and April 13, ...Democracy Now! sues over 2008 arrests
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and two of her producers filed a federal lawsuit over their arrests during the 2008 Republican National ...WNET Lincoln Center Studio gets $15 million contribution
In an email to employees, WNET today announced a $15 million gift for its new Lincoln Center Studio, which will be named ...APTS grant center provides stations with help in finding funding
The APTS Grant Center website (password protected) is now up and running, provides funding opportunities and resources to help public broadcasting stations ...Powerful public broadcasting supporter retiring from House
Democratic Rep. David Obey, a longtime pubcasting champion and chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is leaving Congress after this term. ...Popular Web TEDTalks coming to TV, including WPSU
Penn State’s WPSU is one of dozens of TV stations worldwide participating in the new TED Open TV Project, bringing speeches and ...Attention, indies: P.O.V. wants your entries
Big news in the indie production world, P.O.V.‘s 2011 call for entries is now open. The pubcasting program is TV’s longest-running showcase ...Deadline pressures, not station relations, weighed heavily in bureau chief change
An NPR decision to change staffing arrangements for its western bureau chief has drawn objections from public radio station news directors and ...NPR, APT shows win coveted Beard Awards
NPR and APT both won James Beard Foundation Awards on Monday, known as “the Oscars of the food industry.” The Kojo Nnamdi ...FCC looking at antenna structure regulations
The FCC on Monday released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) asking for comment on rules governing construction, marking and lighting of ...Taking NPR from airwaves to sketchpad
No, “Mornings with NPR” is not a new show, it’s the name of an aspiring cartoonist’s tribute blog to her fave pubradio ...
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