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University of Kentucky sues reporter at pubradio station it owns
In a dispute over an open records request, the University of Kentucky filed a lawsuit against Brenna Angel, a reporter for its ...The Office creator explains how PBS station ended up as fictional doc producer
The New York Times reveals how PBS is figuring into the series finale of the hit NBC sitcom The Office. (Warning: Spoiler ahead.) The final episode ...Downton Abbey merchandise line coming this year, executive producer says
Gareth Neame, Downton Abbey e.p., told CNBC that the hit Edwardian drama on Masterpiece Classic will offer a new line of merchandise this year. “We’ll be ...Moyers celebrates 200K on Facebook with thank-you video
Veteran pubcasting journalist Bill Moyers today hit 200,000 likes on his Facebook page, home to his public affairs show Moyers & Co. Program spokesman ...Tippett to take On Being into independent production
On Being, a weekly pubradio program about religion and faith, is creating a production house for the show that will exist offsite ...Aereo unveils plan to expand into Boston
Aereo, the upstart TV programming service that is being sued by the major television networks, plans to expand its over-the-air streaming service ...Turmoil at WJFF: eight trustees resign after contentious public meeting
Community criticism of the leadership of WJFF-FM, a public radio station branded as “Radio Catskill,” prompted all but one member of the ...Novel set in community radio station, Kilowatt, now out in paperback
Kilowatt, a 2007 novel set in community radio station KVMR in Nevada City, Calif., is now available in paperback. The story revolves around ...Facing tight deadline, Pacifica leaders disagree over relocation plans for WPFW
WPFW-FM, the Pacifica station in Washington, D.C., faces a deadline to vacate its studios at the end of month and still has ...KCRW’s Shearer learned of show’s cancellation after last appearance on air
In a post on his website, actor Harry Shearer describes how he learned about the cancellation of his long-running show on KCRW ...Columbia Journalism Review profiles Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune, the nonprofit public policy journalism website that recently received a $1.5 million Knight Foundation grant, is the subject of ...Iowa Public Radio in negotiations with terminated C.E.O. Herrington
Attorneys for Iowa Public Radio are negotiating a settlement with fired C.E.O. Mary Grace Herrington, the Des Moines Register reports. Herrington was terminated in ...Nonprofit environmental journalism site InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer
InsideClimate News, the Brooklyn-based nonprofit environmental journalism outlet, won a 2013 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. The award was announced by the ...Knight Foundation announces $1.5 million grant to news nonprofit Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune, an online news nonprofit that produces in-depth stories about Texas government and policy, received $1.5 million from the John ...Python alum Cleese voices ads for Great TV Auction in Milwaukee
The story of how Monty Python’s Flying Circus star John Cleese became a pitchman for Milwaukee Public Television’s Great TV Auction dates to 1987 ...
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