Quick Takes
PRX and ‘Esquire’ team up on podcast
The magazine and PRX launched a podcast Monday focusing on nonfiction articles from Esquire’s 82 years of archives.Field of Vision launches as new online home for documentary films
Field of Vision plans to commission as many as 50 short nonfiction documentaries per year on its website, which launched Tuesday.‘Serial’ could end up on your TV as well as your earbuds
But not everyone thinks a TV version is such a good idea.ONA receives Knight Foundation grant to grow local journalism groups
The Online News Association is looking to broaden digital training.American Grad Day kicks off fourth broadcast Saturday
Last year, 110 public broadcasting stations in 139 markets carried the live event.KUSP to go Triple A as board taps Ferraro for turnaround
Ferraro, formerly g.m. of WYEP in Pittsburgh, was named interim g.m. at the California station.Pubmedia and nonprofit news well represented at 2015 ONA Awards
NPR, The Texas Tribune and Missouri's KBIA-FM were among the public media winners at the ceremony in Los Angeles Saturday.High Plains Public Radio loses a signal due to unsafe tower
High Plains Public Radio's KGUY-FM signal is off the air while the pubcaster searches for a new tower for the Guymon, Okla., ...Layoffs, pay cuts and staff restructuring loom for Pittsburgh’s WQED
The board is aiming to reduce the station’s fiscal 2016 budget by 6.8 percent compared with the prior fiscal year.WGBH to acquire international news website GlobalPost
The deal will bolster international reporting for PRI.org and PRI’s The World.Vermont Public Radio kicks off $8M facility expansion
Vermont Public Radio has started an $8 million expansion to its Colchester facility.KPLU finds success by focusing on local jazz scene
Jazz, blues and news station KPLU has increased its focus on local jazz and has seen a 20 percent bump in revenue ...Board OKs channel-share or VHF move for Ohio station in spectrum auction
The Bowling Green State University Board of Trustees unanimously authorized the university to “maximize the potential revenue” from the auction without completely ...KUSP-FM board dismisses g.m.
GM Terry Green had managed the community station for 12 years and loaned it $35,000.Diane Rehm chides O’Malley for late arrival to interview
Note to future guests: Don't be late.