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Romney again targets PBS for funding elimination
GOP Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has once again mentioned that if elected, he would eliminate funding for PBS. In an interview with Fortune, ...Nova producer aims for entertaining yet serious approach to science
Nova is looking to "broaden the PBS science strand’s appeal with more ‘lighthearted’ host-driven programming.NPR hires top YMCA fundraiser as new chief development officer
NPR has hired Monique Hanson, senior v.p. and chief development officer for YMCA of the USA, as its chief development officer. Hanson joined ...Center for Investigative Reporting, Univision announce partnership
The nonprofit Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is partnering with Spanish-language Univision News, which reaches 96 percent of U.S. Hispanic households, to produce ...Lehrer accepts invitation to moderate first presidential debate
Jim Lehrer, executive editor of PBS NewsHour, will moderate the first national presidential debate on Oct. 3, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced today. ...Story examines success of psychiatrist Daniel Amen, PBS pledge guru
The Washington Post Magazine has published an in-depth article on Daniel Amen, the psychiatrist whose pledge programs have raised some $40 million for PBS ...Olympic boxing champ featured in PRX special, Kickstarter-funded film
Claressa Shields, the 17-year-old who yesterday slugged her way to the first ever middleweight gold medal in Olympic women’s boxing, participated in ...New Hampshire PTV, WGBH announce collaboration
New Hampshire Public Television and WGBH in Boston announced today a collaboration in both programming and back-office tasks. The two said in ...Detroit PTV to lead nationwide dialogue on Arab-Americans, funded by Kellogg Foundation
Detroit Public TV has received a $250,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for a national program increasing public understanding of the ...WNET to share content with city’s NYC Media
WNET in New York City is collaborating with NYC Media, part of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, to share content ...Birmingham News calls on Alabama governor to investigate upheaval at APT
In an editorial today, the Birmingham News is asking Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley and legislative leaders to “get to the root cause” of the ...CPB grants NPR $1.5 million for diversity initiative
CPB is providing a $1.5 million grant to NPR to increase the diversity of its journalism ranks. The announcement of the two-year ...FCC denies petition challenging license renewal of WCQS-FM
The FCC has dismissed a challenge to license renewal for WCQS-FM in Asheville, N.C., reports the local Citizen-Times. The petition was brought late ...Minnesota public-access TV studio for five communities closing soon
A Minnesota public-access TV studio serving five cities will shut down this month, “an example of accessible, hyper-local television being forced to ...Center for Investigative Reporting launches “I Files” YouTube channel
The Berkeley, Calif.-based Center for Investigative Reporting unveiled its new YouTube channel, The I Files, today. The channel, funded by the Knight Foundation, will ...
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