Quick Takes
Pacifica in dire straits
The Pacifica Radio board is moving to “secure our broadcast signals should we need to prevent legal liability,” according to a statement ...Praise for 21-year ‘Doctors Diaries’
“Doctors’ Diaries,” the 21-year doc project concluding tomorrow on Nova, draws rave reviews from Baltimore Sun TV critic David Zurawik. He writes: ...More cuts reported at WGBH
WGBH is instituting a one-week staff furlough, cuts in executive salaries and suspension of employee retirement matching funds in an attempt to ...PBS Dues Task Force beginning work on FY11
Next week PBS stations should begin receiving requests for input for the network’s Dues Review Task Force. John King, the task force ...Nova host worries about 2029 asteroid
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, a popular host of PBS’ Nova, says the humans must do something about the approaching asteroid Apophis. “I ...Lehrer says writing is a priority
PBS newsman Jim Lehrer, out on tour for his latest novel, Oh Johnny, paused for a question and answer session with The ...Dyson to host new talker from African American Public Radio Consortium
Oprah Winfrey is confirmed as the first guest on the Michael Eric Dyson Show launching April 6 on public radio stations in ...‘Now’ segment prompts messages to PBS ombudsman
PBS ombudsman Michael Getler’s latest column is up. An interview with Sheriff Joe Arpaio on Now on PBS prompted much of the ...NPR Labs plans further study of HD Radio power tradeoffs
NPR Labs will do additional research to determine how much broadcasters should increase power to increase the reach of digital HD Radio ...“Contrary” host says abortions “not a bad choice”
Bonnie Erbe, host of To the Contrary on PBS, is drawing attention with her U.S. News & World Report blog post titled, ...PBS tech officer discusses challenges, possibilities
John McCoskey, PBS’ chief technology officer, spoke with TV Technology about ongoing financial and DTV challenges, as well as the upcoming PBS ...Committee begins work on Universal Service Fund reform
In a first move toward reforming the Universal Service Fund, leaders of the the House Energy & Commerce Committee are requesting information ...Pubradio sweeps IRE award category
Pubcasters swept the radio category in the Investigative Reporters and Editors Awards, presented yesterday by one of the nation’s top journalism organizations. ...Pulling back the curtain on journos’ learning curve
“I think we gave people kind of a way to sit with the information, like a perspective,” says NPR’s Adam Davidson in ...Comcast now offering PBS shows On Demand
Comcast has announced that PBS programs now will be available through its On Demand service, in HD. Included will be Antiques Roadshow, ...
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