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Neighborhood opens for fond farewells
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood of Make-Believe set will come alive for the first time since production ceased in 2001 during an open house ...Going ga-ga for Kermit heads
Now here’s a must-watch YouTube video: An interview on German TV of Lady Gaga dressed in a cape and hat made of ...Grover says shalom to Jerusalem
Madonna’s current visit to Israel may be getting more press, but Grover will reach far more fans with his. The popular Sesame Street resident ...Pledges looking good at some stations
Some pledge drives are going pretty darned well, reports The Washington Post. At D.C.’s WAMU, donations are running 50 percent higher than last year ...Backers ready to bid for WLIU
Next week, a group of supporters of WLIU on Long Island will detail their plan to buy the radio station from Long ...Viewers mourn “Reading Rainbow” in letters to ombudsman
Nearly 80 viewers wrote to PBS or ombudsman Michael Getler to lament the end of the long-running Reading Rainbow (Current, Aug. 6). ...Site offers comprehensive overview of Mount Wilson towers
Curious about the broadcasting tower site above Mount Wilson, threatened this week by Los Angeles wildfires? Tower aficionado Scott Fybush has two ...NBC to reinvent “Prime Suspect”
NBC has ordered a two-hour pilot remake of the longtime Masterpiece staple “Prime Suspect,” reveals The Hollywood Reporter. The popular ITV show ...CPB searching for grants consultant, PBCore 2.0 program manager
CPB is looking for:— A broadband grants consultant to assist stations applying to the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) through the National ...KPBS receives $2.5 million gift
KPBS will create an interactive newsroom for multimedia and multi-platform projects with a $2.5 million gift announced today. The donation came from ...How do you connect better with your music community?
Laura Fedele and Jim O’Hara from WFUV in New York City have been working on that with their “independent, emerging music” online ...Progress on Mt. Wilson, still ablaze
Firefighters have made “significant progress” in containing wildfires on Mt. Wilson, the Los Angeles Times is reporting, but “they are still concerned ...Ted Kennedy, Chappaquiddick and public broadcasting
A comment on WAMU about Sen. Ted Kennedy enjoying jokes about the notorious Chappaquiddick incident is generating a lot of press, particularly ...FCC details rules for wildfire assistance
The FCC has announced guidelines for special procedures to assist licensees impacted by the ongoing California wildfires (PDF).Florida pubcasters apply for $22 million broadband grant
The 20 stations comprising Florida Public Broadcasting Service have applied for a $22 million grant through stimulus funds from the National Telecommunications ...
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