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Pennsylvania’s PBS39 will add 10 journalists to support new nightly newscast
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The project marks the “largest non-capital investment that PBS39 has ever made,” according to the station.
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Another school district pulls public media game about slavery
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A Pennsylvania district will reportedly no longer use Mission US: Flight to Freedom due to complaints from parents.
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Grant supports mentorship program to boost women in pubcasting ranks
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Public Media Women in Leadership has received funding for a three-year program.
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NPR adds Congress editor from CNN
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NPR also announced the head of a station collaboration on election coverage.
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Utah’s Brigham Young walks back plan to drop classical format on KBYU
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The university will air a variety format on a station purchased from Community Wireless of Park City.
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CPB names Jan Schaffer as ombudsman
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Schaffer founded the J-Lab journalism institute and has taught media entrepreneurship and social journalism.
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CPB ups federal funding request to $455M for FY21
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CPB also asked for $20 million for interconnection and $30 million for Ready To Learn.
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Missouri public broadcasting tower collapses, killing one worker
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Three other crew members suffered minor injuries.
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Public broadcasters, nonprofit media receive grants to use Hearken and GroundSource
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The Community Listening Engagement Fund awarded $241,000 to subsidize costs of platforms that help newsrooms integrate journalism into their communities.
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SCPR challenges trademark for in-flight Wi-Fi brand
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SCPR is fighting against a trademark application that it says is too similar to its AirTalk trademark.
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Pacifica settles debts with Empire State Realty Trust
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The foundation is also in the “final stages” of relocating the transmitter for WBAI in New York City.
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NPR creates two digital leadership roles
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Kerry Lenahan and Joel Sucherman will fill the new positions.
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Keillor looks to restart ‘Writer’s Almanac’
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He also expressed interest in reviving tours of “A Prairie Home Companion.”
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The Current launches 24/7 Prince-themed stream
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The stream will highlight “the roots and fruits of the Purple Family Tree.”
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PRSS announces stations in Tornado Alley to receive test-alert funding
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The project is backed with $419,000 in grants from CPB.
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N.C. university sells jazz stations to religious broadcaster
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Educational Media Foundation will receive WSHA 88.9 FM in Raleigh and two translators in Rocky Mount and Fayetteville.
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PBS countersuit against Smiley describes ‘over a dozen’ complaints of harassment
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PBS said that Smiley violated the morals clause of his production contract.
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FY18 omnibus legislation includes funds for radio stations affected by repack
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The law also provides $20 million for public broadcasting’s interconnection work.
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Commercial broadcaster files to donate license to WyomingPBS
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Gray Television’s donation grew out of a $15.7 million deal for five television stations in the state.
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NPR faces another lawsuit from aggressive copyright protector
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The plaintiff is represented by a law firm that has filed hundreds of copyright lawsuits against media companies.