Quick Takes

  • WABE-FM in Atlanta is standing by the classical music format, even as other public radio stations trade it in for more news, ...
  • “The paradox is that the thing that burns me out is the thing that keeps me going,” says NPR’s Terry Gross in ...
  • A Baltimore Sun op-ed makes the case for eliminating taxpayer support for PBS.
  • NPR ought to correct its imbalanced coverage of the Democratic presidential candidates, argues Ombudsman Jeffrey Dvorkin in his latest column.
  • Network says PBS brand helps stations ‘be more’

    Inconsistent branding strategies make it increasingly difficult for viewers to see the connections between PBS, the programs it distributes and the local ...
  • USA Today says Naked in Baghdad, the new book by NPR’s Anne Garrels, is an “engaging and instructive diary.” (Via Romenesko.)
  • A Maryland PTV v.p. arranged for her boyfriend to win a $54,000 piece of a CPB website grant, the Baltimore Sun reported.
  • The Columbia Journalism Review profiles the low-power FM movement. CJR‘s website also features an interview with Pete Tridish of the Prometheus Radio Project, the low-power ...
  • Barring yet another internecine squabble or legal challenge, the board of the Pacifica Foundation has passed new bylaws. By some estimates, the ...
  • The Washington Post charts public TV’s worrisome financial decline.
  • The FCC has adopted rules for digital “plug and play” cable compatibility, which will allow viewers to plug their cable directly into ...
  • Torey Malatia, president of Chicago Public Radio, chats tonight at 8 pm Eastern Time on the website of the Association of Independents ...
  • Discovery Communications plans to expand delivery of its media content to schools through its acquisition of United Learning, a major partner with ...
  • “From the very moment the troops came in on the ground it was clear not enough thought had gone into what would ...
  • Want to know who owns a station or cable company? The Center for Public Integrity, an investigative outfit in Washington, D.C., has ...