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Public, educational, government channel access prompts complaints
Annoyance is building nationwide over AT&T’s treatment of PEG channels (public, educational, and government). Its U-Verse IPTV system lumps all the public ...NPR Music to host, webcast SXSW showcase featuring the Decemberists
In a twist on its “exclusive first listens” to new releases, NPR Music will present the first live performance of the ...KQED-KTEH shed 30 jobs, cite double-digit losses in underwriting and major gifts
Northern California Public Broadcasting, licensee of KQED-TV/FM and KTEH-TV, will eliminate 30 jobs and cut 13 percent of its budget under a ...San Diego State’s KPBS gets new g.m.
Tom Karlo is the new general manager of KPBS, the fifth in the nearly 50-year history of the San Diego State University ...Three days of Triple A music in Philly
Philadelphia’s WXPN opened early bird registration for the 9th annual NON-COMMvention, a May 28-30 conference featuring music showcases and sessions on the ...OMN founder Mike Homer succumbs
Mike Homer, long-time Silicon Valley executive and founder of the Open Media Network, passed away yesterday. NPR’s Dennis Haarsager, who collaborated in ...Gonyea speaks at WNIN anniversary gala
NPR’s Don Gonyea was in Evansville, Ind., last week to help WNIN celebrate 40 years of pubcasting and raise a target $25,000 ...Pubmedia inauguration project attracts 35,000 users
Inauguration Report ’09, organized by NPR, American University’s School of Communication and CBS, brought in more than 35,000 user contributions via Twitter, ...Grants make for ‘best year in a long time’ at WGBH
Here’s a bit of positive news during this ominous economic time. A huge increase in grant support enabled WGBH to have a ...Scott Jagow leaves air for blog
Marketplace Morning Report host Scott Jagow is departing as on-air host to become lead blogger for the APM show’s website. He’ll also ...Host reflects on Weekend America
“When you reach the end of an experience, it is right to ask, ‘What have I learned?’ ” mulls Weekend America host ...Schiller took unconventional route to the top at NPR
Vivian Schiller, NPR’s new c.e.o., tells the American Journalism Review in a profile that her career as a tour guide in the Soviet Union ...Incoming temp FCC chair addresses staff
In a speech to FCC staff (PDF) this week, Acting Chairman Michael Copps stressed cooperation within the agency and transparency for the ...Juan Williams: “a David Broder in black face”
NPR’s Juan Williams is “America’s most two-faced senior black correspondent,” writes Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Tony Norman. (The “senior black correspondent” bit is a borrowed Daily Show ...Senator optimistic over date-delay passage
At least one senator is fairly certain the DTV delay House bill will pass next week. Minnesota Democrat Amy Klobuchar is a ...
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