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Host of Iowa PTV’s “Market to Market” dies unexpectedly at his farm
Mark Pearson, host of Iowa Public Television’s nationally syndicated Market to Market, died unexpectedly Sunday (June 2) at his farm in rural Madison County ...Ford Foundation $1M to LA Times concerns some pubcasting observers
Now on current.org: The recent million-dollar Ford Foundation grant to the Los Angeles Times highlights the heightened competition that public broadcasters now face for ...Eaton anticipates increased Emmy competition for “Downton Abbey”
The regal Downton Abbey‘s Emmy-category switch from mini-series to drama could put it up against “American TV’s real aristocracy,” reports Deadline.com, such as Mad Men, ...French Chef’s love of felines subject of upcoming book by ex-pubcaster
Former WTTW producer Pat Barey is co-author of a book coming out in August about a little-known aspect of Julia Child’s life: ...Ahl departs post at Iowa Public Radio, resigns presidency of PRNDI Board
Jonathan Ahl, news director of Iowa Public Radio, left his job Thursday (May 31), according to The Gazette in Cedar Rapids. Mary Grace Herrington, ...NPR hires Africa correspondents
NPR has hired Leila Fadel from the Washington Post as a foreign correspondent based in Cairo. At the Post, Fadel served as bureau chief in ...“Saddle Up” host sent to prison for 10 years
The host of the pubTV show Saddle Up with Dennis Brouse on Thursday (May 31) was sentenced to 10 years in prison by a ...WYEP’s Ferraro to depart
Lee Ferraro, g.m. of WYEP-FM in Pittsburgh for 16 years, has announced that he will leave the station after helping its board ...FCC plans workshop on spectrum channel reassignment reimbursements
The FCC is sponsoring a workshop on June 25 on its plans to reimburse broadcasters for channel reassignment costs following the upcoming ...Pa. station considers change to all-news
WITF in Harrisburg, Pa., is likely to go to an all-news format on weekdays, dumping the classical music that it now airs ...Annual benefit gala raises more than $2 million for Sesame Workshop
Sesame Workshop’s 10th annual benefit gala this week raised more than $2 million, reports the Wall Street Journal. Honoree at the Wednesday (May 30) ...Now on PBS Digital: The National Film Society, all two of them
The National Film Society, the quirky duo that hosted PBS’s first Online Film Festival, now will have their own video creations featured ...Get the lowdown on WETA UK
Curious about WETA UK, the new all-Brit, all-the-time channel? Then check out its section on the station’s new blog, Programmer’s Choice. Entries ...WGBH and its largest union reach contract agreement
WGBH has reached an agreement with its largest union, the Boston Globe is reporting. The contract terms are the same as March 2011, which ...Marketplace raises pay rates for freelancers
American Public Media’s Marketplace announced today that it is raising its pay rates for freelancers and other outside contributors by 8 percent ...
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