Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Book highlights NPR’s history, ONA backs net neutrality
Plus: A survey finds high loyalty among public radio listeners, and a former news exec moves to PR.California Arts Council directs state aid to three public media outlets
In the first and potentially only government-backed grant program supporting arts coverage by California’s public media stations, KQED, PBS SoCaL and Radio ...CIR announces $3.5M in grants for Reveal, promotion for Alvarado
The money will go toward the long-term production of the investigative pubradio show.Thursday roundup: Details about NPR One, PRNDI signs open letter on government transparency
Plus: An NPR reporter's social media mishap, and alt.Latino celebrates four years.Wednesday roundup: Forest creates sustainer premiums, Curious George pitches NYC
• Pubcasting fulfillment company Forest Incentives is launching Forest Music Express, an experimental sustainer premium service for pubmedia stations. The service will allow stations ...Tuesday roundup: 40 years of Prairie Home, Tamara Keith’s NPR letters
Plus: Steve Inskeep visits Charlie Rose, and a Mister Rogers statue gets refurbished.Chair of rival public radio station criticizes GPB’s entry into Atlanta
Three days after Georgia Public Broadcasting took over daytime programming on Georgia State University’s WRAS-FM, Atlanta’s other public radio station, WABE, released ...Thursday roundup: Sherlock will return, GPB fires employee over vulgar T-shirts
Plus: Ira Glass's salary, and bloodshed at Pacifica's KPFK.CBC to cut an additional 1,000-1,500 jobs by 2020
Shows that air on U.S. public radio will once again be spared.Friday roundup: PRX enlists Jacapps for station apps; FCC divulges data on interference
Plus: an interview with the creator of Vicious, and a boost for Reading Rainbow from Seth MacFarlane.Friday roundup: Hollywood Squares gets W.Va. treatment; dogs invade WBUR
• Peter Marshall, host of TV’s Hollywood Squares from 1966-81, is returning to his home state of West Virginia this week to tape four ...Sesame Street to add half-hour show for afternoons
PBS will also offer the half-hour show for mobile devices.Tuesday roundup: Scher leaves KUOW amid programming changes; KCET mulls bandwidth sale
Plus: Voice of San Diego sells sponsored content, and media consultants question NPR's digital strategy.Monday roundup: Joe Bev plays Monty, actress speaks out for public media
Plus: Miles O'Brien writes a harrowing account of his arm amputation, and a WRAS protester makes a pillow.Erbe fires back at SPLC, defends immigration coverage
The To the Contrary host wrote that the Southern Policy Law Center had published a "partisan distortion" of her views.
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