The station’s executive director said receiving the festivals was “an incredible donation.”
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Alaska public broadcasters lose state funding
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Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
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KCUR adds station to fill void of classical music in Kansas City
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KCUR is raising $5 million for the service.
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Cascade Public Media fires Crosscut managing editor
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Less than a week after the news site’s employees voted to unionize, management dismissed Florangela Davila over “differences in strategic outlook.”
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KHSU licensee taps Capital Public Radio for short-term agreement
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The deal runs through October unless the two sides agree to an extension.
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Deal between Texas stations aids struggling KCOS in El Paso
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The agreement allows the stations to “look to the future as more of a broad regional network rather than just individual stations in small rural communities,” said Texas Tech Public Media’s GM.
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After cutting his job, NPR grants David Welna four-month extension
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The national security correspondent will continue at the network in a different role until Jan. 6.
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Pointing to harmful messaging, autism organization ends partnership with Sesame Workshop
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The Autistic Self Advocacy Network said that a resource kit for parents, developed by the autism organization Autism Speaks, furthers “stigma against autistic children and adults.”
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Judge rejects NPR’s motion to dismiss defamation lawsuit
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The $57 million lawsuit claims NPR published defamatory statements about a Texas investor.
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NLRB rules against Rhode Island PBS in union dispute
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The ruling affirms a judge’s 2018 decision.