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Proposed Minnesota funding cuts would hit pubTV and radio
PubTV and radio in Minnesota are in for less funding if Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s proposed budget is adopted, according to the Duluth ...Coach’s famous glasses net $9,000 for Penn State Broadcasting
Thanks to a pair of Joe Paterno’s trademark black glasses, Penn State Broadcasting is $9,000 richer. The much-loved Penn State University’s football ...25 seats open in Producers Academy at WGBH
Next summer’s annual weeklong CPB/PBS Producers Academy, led by top TV production specialists, will accept applications through Tuesday, March 23, 5 p.m. ...NPR gets high rating for construction bonds
Preparing for a bond issue this spring to finance construction of its new headquarters, NPR got a vote of confidence from two ...FCC kicks off inquiry into future of news
The FCC officially launched its inquiry into future news and information needs of communities at its meeting in Washington yesterday, Broadcasting & ...Florida bill would allow state money to non-CPB funded stations
A bill in the Florida Legislature would amend a statute that limits state money for public broadcasting only to stations under the ...G4 receives more time to gather digital media comments for FCC
The FCC has granted an extension to APTS, CPB, NPR and PBS for comments on the report, “The Future of Media and ...FCC presents preview of National Broadband Plan
At a public meeting in Washington today, the FCC previewed part of its upcoming report to Congress on a National Broadband Plan. ...Bole plans pubmedia get-togethers at SXSW
Rob Bole, CPB’s veep of digital media strategy, is working to bring together public media folks at the upcoming SXSW event. “I ...Indiana’s WNIT lays off eight, outsources several jobs
WNIT Public Television in South Bend, Ind., is letting go eight staffers and restructuring in the wake of a 50 percent drop ...NPR unveils its plans for SXSW music extravaganza
NPR will produce two live music showcases from the South by Southwest Music and Media conference: the previously announced March 17 festival ...KPBS considered format switch, station purchase, document reveals
A blogger for the San Diego Reader is reporting on a project last year from local pubcaster KPBS to buy an additional ...How viable is WLIU’s bid for independence?
The campaign to establish Long Island’s WLIU as an independent public radio outlet is faltering, according to this report by the Hamptons ...Pubmedia online outreach projects need metrics to measure success: Jessica Clark
Jessica Clark, director of the Center for Social Media’s Future of Public Media project, takes on a big question on the MediaShift ...Florida Channel nixes use of its video on candidate’s website
WFSU at Florida State University has demanded that its video of an Air Force commander discussing offshore drilling be removed from a ...
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