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Independent Public Media makes offer on WMFE-TV in Orlando
Independent Public Media has made a bid for WMFE-TV in Orlando, the former PBS member station that has been on the market ...Willie Nelson, Norah Jones, Joe Jackson, Paul Weller, Sinead O’Connor, John Mayer and other music ...
. . . for public radio’s corps of Triple A music programmers May 17-19 at the 12th annual NON-COMMvention at WXPN and ...INPUT kicks off down under
INPUT, the annual international conference for public television networks and producers, is under way this week in Sydney, Australia. Attending — and ...Diverse journalism collaborations need more coordination, editor says
While multiple collaborative news efforts such as American Public Media’s Public Insight Network (PIN) are beginning to find success, more coordination among ...‘Sherlock’ star wows crowd at NYC event
A long line of enthusiastic fans waited to greet Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch (right) at a special screening May 2 in New York ...So far so good for primary station WUCF in Orlando
PBS is pleased with the progress of WUCF-TV in Orlando, created by University of Central Florida and Brevard Community College as a ...Pubradio music org will meet in tandem with PRPD
This year the Association of Music Personnel in Public Radio (AMPPR) will hold its annual conference in conjunction with the Public Radio ...WBEZ’s pre-summer pledge drive gets catty
“Research says cute cat videos make people happy,” according to Chicago’s WBEZ. And happy people donate to public broadcasting stations. So guess ...Oklahoma House preserves pubcasting money for two more years
By a vote of 53-28, the Oklahoma House of Representatives on Thursday (May 3) approved funding the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority for ...‘Radiolab’ signs with CAA
WNYC’s Radiolab has signed with CAA (Creative Artists Agency), according to Variety. CAA, based in Los Angeles, is one of the premier talent agencies, ...Radiolab and Longshot Radio team up on rapid-fire audio experiment
From noon today until 6 p.m. tomorrow, public radio’s Radiolab is teaming up with listeners and radio producers in New York and around ...Sparkwise tool tracks impact across platforms
Pondering media impact? Sparkwise, a free cloud-based measurement tool from Berkeley, Calif.-based design agency Tomorrow Partners, “provides you with a blueprint of ...WUIS dropping classical for talk this summer
WUIS, a public radio station operated by the University of Illinois Springfield, will transition from classical to news and talk in July, ...Center for Investigative Reporting hires Alvarado as chief strategy officer
Joaquin Alvarado, who departed as senior v.p. for digital innovation for American Public Media in March, is joining the Center for Investigative ...Get a sneak peek at ‘Sherlock,’ and hear from its stars and producers
PBS and WNET are hosting an online question and answer session tonight (May 2), after a special screening of Sherlock: Season 2 from Masterpiece, live from ...
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