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Online chat on special fund-raising events
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hosting an online discussion, Planning Special Events During a Recession, at noon on Feb. 3. Possible topics: ...Nominate an outstanding pubradio engineer
Do you know a terrific public radio engineer? Nominate him or her for the annual Engineering Achievement Award, presented by the Association ...New play inspired by “Buster-gate”
Dusty and the Big Bad World, a play by Cusi Cram, writer for the PBS Kids series Arthur, opened last night in ...Former WGBH accountant charged with embezzling from station
The former accounting manager at WGBH-TV in Boston is facing charges of embezzling nearly $500,000 from the station. Philip McCabe, who worked ...CPB Inspector General’s office warns KMBH of violations
RGV Educational Broadcasting Inc., in Harlingen, Texas, may lose the $700,000 annual grant it receives to run KMBH-TV and KMBH/KHID-FM. William Gillette ...Stimulus bill, with broadband funds, passes House
President Barack Obama’s $800 billion-plus economic stimulus package has passed the House. The bill includes around $6 billion funding for broadband improvement ...House rejects DTV delay
The House has voted down a bill that would have delayed the DTV transition date until June 12, The Associated Press reports. ...CPB cancels in-person Leaders Meeting but plans virtual meeting of minds
CPB has canceled its annual National Leaders Meeting after hearing that many of the invited professional and lay leaders would not be ...PBS buys stake in National Public Media
PBS has purchased a 10 percent equity share in National Public Media, the national on-air and online corporate sponsorship rep whose clients ...CPR revises plan to expand local news show
Colorado Public Radio has scaled back its plans for Colorado Matters, a 30-minute weekday news show that was slated to expand to ...Lesson from WMUB: more stations must “back away” from subsidies
Too many public radio stations rely on subsidies from government and/or their university licensees, writes pubradio marketing consultant John Sutton, offering WMUB-FM ...Top donor advises nonprofits on funding
Lorry Lokey, consistently one of America’s top donors, answered questions from nonprofits in a Chronicle of Philanthropy online chat Jan. 27. Lokey, ...P.O.V. film wins award at Sundance
Natalia Almada, director of the upcoming P.O.V. film El General, won the directing award for U.S. documentary at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. ...Live again in theaters: This American Life
This American Life will again stage a national video telecast to hundreds of specially equipped theaters this spring. Tickets to the April 23 event ...APTS announces president
Attorney Lawrence Sidman, a longtime telecom advocate, is the new APTS president. Sidman has been involved in the industry for decades, serving ...
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