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Sesame Street to open Busch Gardens attraction
On April 3, Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Va., will open its latest attraction, a Sesame Street-themed area with four kid-sized rides including ...Moyers responds to Slate column
Public television newsman Bill Moyers is speaking out in an email to the editor of Slate.com, complaining about a column by Slate ...Pubcasters to participate in volunteerism summit
CPB and the Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network are among some three dozen organizations participating in “A Nation of Neighbors Helping Neighbors: A ...WETA cuts 13 percent of its staff
WETA eliminated 29 full- and part-time positions this week. There were 15 employees laid off and 14 vacant positions will remain unfilled. ...Meetings begin Monday on broadband billions
With stimulus orders to spend $4.7 billion without delay, the National Telecom and Information Administration starts holding on-the-record meetings March 2 in ...Large gifts from individuals down; foundations, up
Charitable gifts of more than $1 million from individuals fell by a third in the second half of 2008, compared with the ...APTS appeals to states on funding
The Association of Public Television Stations is “issuing a plea” to governors and state legislatures to “invest in local public television stations,” ...‘Book Guys’ ends run
The Book Guys, a syndicated show about book collecting carried on some 30 pubradio stations, is going off the air this week. ...Individual giving topic of chat
The transcript for today’s online chat, “How to Solicit Gifts from Individuals,” is now available at the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s website. The ...Sesame Street heads to Dubai
Sesame Workshop has signed an agreement with Universal Parks & Resorts for three Sesame Street-themed attractions at Universal Studios Dubailand. Included will ...Fund raising during a recession
As the public broadcasting system well knows, raising money during a severe recession is a daunting challenge. The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s special ...White spaces locator site launches
A new website may be of use to TV stations to verify their digital coverage areas. The “white spaces” locator site, ShowMyWhiteSpace.com, ...Former CNN anchor to helm WNET doc
Miles O’Brien, a 16-year CNN veteran and Peabody award winner, will anchor and report for the WNET program A Tale of Three ...Do ‘high ideals’ hinder public broadcasting?
“Nonprofit media continues to hold itself out as a beacon in today’s media world, which is dominated by ever-coarsening public dialogue,” writes ...Prof warns of legislative dangers to public access TV
Public access TV is in danger, writes Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, assistant professor of communication and theatre at DePauw University. Pending legislation in various ...
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