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Lakeland Public TV gets $3 million in state bonds for new building
After 32 years, Lakeland Public TV in Bemidji, Minn., will be moving to a new facility, reports the Bemidji Pioneer. “The reality is we’re ...Indie pubcaster KCET secures national distribution deal with APT
KCET, the L.A. pubcasting titan that split from PBS on Jan. 1, 2011 (Current, Oct. 18, 2010), has just inked its first large-scale ...NPR facing $2.6 million budget deficit
Five months into his tenure as NPR president, Gary Knell is grappling with a looming budget shortfall, according to the Washington Post. Corporate underwriting ...Round 2 of Knight News Challenge: Data
The Knight News Challenge, an international media innovation contest, revealed today that the second round of competition (with submissions accepted from May ...Feature Story News to open four new bureaus
Simon Marks Feature Story News, an independent TV news agency that works closely with many pubTV outlets, announced the opening of four new ...Actress Meg Ryan lends star power to “Half the Sky,” and PBS Annual Meeting
DENVER, Colo. — At the PBS Annual Meeting, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof interviewed actress Meg Ryan during a luncheon presentation on Half ...WTTW’s local and national production departments to merge
WTTW in Chicago is merging its national and local production departments, reports Time Out Chicago media writer Robert Feder. Over the years, WTTW National ...Pubcasting support letter in Senate has GOP signatures for first time in six years
DENVER, Colo. — For the first time since 2006, a “Dear Colleague” letter to U.S. Senators requesting continued federal funding for pubcasting ...Montclair State University to become NJPR News headquarters
New York Public Radio (which comprises WNYC-FM and WQXR-FM), announced today a new partnership with New Jersey’s Montclair State University, whose broadcast ...Former NPR deputy managing editor hired by CIR
Susanne Reber, who had left her position as deputy managing editor of investigations at NPR last week, was hired by the California-based ...PBS stations need to “become YouTube of local community,” Seiken says
DENVER, Colo. — Jason Seiken, PBS Interactive chief, told a packed audience at the PBS Annual Meeting that “a magical opportunity will ...This fall, Sunday 8 p.m. slot goes to BBC hit, “Call the Midwife”
DENVER, Colo. — At the PBS Annual Meeting today (May 15), Chief Programmer John Wilson answered a question many programmers had been ...Radio Ambulante steers Spanish-language pubradio in new direction
Radio Ambulante, an ambitious monthly radio show and podcast which hopes to revolutionize Spanish-language radio, launched its pilot episode today. Radio Ambulante (which roughly translates to ...CBC Radio introduces 40 new web, mobile stations
According to a report in Radio World, CBC Radio, Canada’s public broadcaster, has just launched a full slate of free online radio stations in ...Ariz. man accused of stealing PTFP funds pleads not guilty
The Arizona man indicted on charges of embezzling federal funds that were given to start a Native radio station pleaded not guilty ...
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