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APTS combats latest bids to defund CPB
Two of pubcasting’s chief critics on Capitol Hill have revived their bids to end CPB funding. Republican lawmakers Rep. Doug Lamborn (Colo.) ...Fallout of Apple controversy on “This American Life”: Sedaris now under scrutiny
In the wake of problems with Mike Daisey’s Apple factory stories on This American Life, the work of author David Sedaris on the show ...Voice of San Diego membership model “more of a formal relationship”
Here’s a look at the Voice of San Diego’s innovative membership program, “a unique model that raises community engagement to a new ...Terry Gross gets funny in “2 FRESH, 2 FURIOUS” video
As part of This American Life‘s live show last night, comedian and frequent TAL contributor Mike Birbiglia wrote and directed a 6-minute comedic short ...APTS President Pat Butler responds to Cap Hill letters to defund pubcasting
Here is the letter from Patrick Butler, president of the Association of Public Television Stations, to members of Congress in response to ...Connecticut PTV to air WNBA’s Connecticut Sun games
The Women’s NBA team the Connecticut Sun has signed a broadcast deal with Connecticut Public Television, which earlier this week lost an ...Congressman cites “generous” pubmedia executive salaries in letter to defund CPB
Current has obtained a copy of the letter from Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) seeking to defund CPB, now circulating in the House for ...PBS nominations dominate several Daytime Emmy categories
Programs airing on PBS received 51 Daytime Emmy nominations, second only to ABC, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced ...Local Orlando group incorporates to purchase WMFE-TV
Dick Batchelor, a former Florida state representative, has incorporated Orlando Community Television Corp. to partner with Independent Public Media in the purchase ...Two congressmen asking for support on letters to defund CPB
Sen. James DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) are collecting signatures from colleagues on Capitol Hill on letters asking Congressional leaders ...Yuki Noguchi?
Ofeibea Quist-Arcton? Mandalit del Barco? Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson? Douali Xaykaothao? Help decide the best name in public radio.KCET production partner Eyetronics struggling, Los Angeles Times reports
Eyetronics Media & Studios, which last year announced a $50 million production deal with KCET in Los Angeles, “has been reduced to ...Poggioli, covering “everything from politics to pasta, Britain to Berlusconi”
Here’s a lyrical look at NPR Senior European Correspondent Silva Poggioli’s everyday life in Rome, from the Boston Globe: “In Rome, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli ...It’s the 90th anniversary for WOSU, and WBAA
WOSU in Columbus, Ohio, is marking quite the milestone this year: 90 years on the air, reports The Lantern, the college paper of licensee ...Connecticut PTV loses broadcast rights to popular UConn women’s basketball games
Connecticut Public Television is losing its broadcast rights to University of Connecticut women’s basketball, which has been a huge ratings winner for ...
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