The station, previously a CBS affiliate, reaches more than 85,000 viewers in southern Anchorage.
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Senate committee reports favorably on two CPB board nominees
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With a voice vote, the committee advanced nominations for Felix Sanchez and Adam White.
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PBS deal with Amazon introduces model for free public TV streams
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The breakthrough agreement bundles live feeds of 150 stations and ad-supported channels featuring dramas, documentaries and “Reading Rainbow.”
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Proposed funding cut could sink SDPB in as little as two years, director says
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South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s leader predicts that layoffs and a complete loss of local programming could snowball into declining donor support.
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PBS board approves new dues model for stations, adds to CEO fund
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At a board meeting Thursday, CEO Paula Kerger also addressed how to handle possible threats to pubmedia funding.
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How you can recognize colleagues for DEI leadership
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Public Media For All is accepting nominations for individuals doing the hard work of making our workplaces more inclusive and equitable.
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Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. employees agree to first union contract
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The contract includes AI protections that are “some of the strongest” in the country, according to the union.
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Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
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PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.
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To survive, pubmedia must embrace personality, co-ownership and connection — before it’s too late
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Public radio has reached a breaking point, and the old ways of doing business are no longer viable.
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Union for WNET’s promotional workers secures two-year agreement
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The writer’s guild unit succeeded in rolling back management proposals that threatened its existence, said WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen.
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White House nominates two new CPB directors as three depart
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Board nominees announced last week are Carol Kellermann and Adam White.
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Covering Guam’s military, politics and culture: Inside KPRG’s first newsroom
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“I compare what I’m doing here to missionary work in the sense that the idea and knowledge of public radio isn’t well known in Guam,” says News Director Naina Rao.
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WGA authorizes strike if freelance contract expires with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal
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The Writers Guild of America voted to authorize a strike if the current contract expires Thursday.
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Proposed PBS dues model offers predictability, increases national production credit
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The PBS board could vote on the model as early as next month.
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NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
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“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.
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California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
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Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
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NPR data shows staff diversity holding steady as voluntary turnover improves
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The NPR board’s DEI and development committees met last week to discuss diversity data and digital fundraising.
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GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community
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CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found.
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How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
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Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.