System/Policy
KET debate proceeds without Libertarian candidate who challenged exclusion
When Kentucky Tonight host Bill Goodman introduced U.S. Senate candidates on the air the evening of Oct. 13, one was missing: Libertarian David Patterson, whose ...Judge denies Libertarian candidate’s request to appear on KET program
A federal judge has rejected an argument that Kentucky Educational Television violated a Libertarian candidate’s First Amendment rights by denying his request ...Wilson in farewell to NPR: “Thank you for the best six years of my life”
Kinsey Wilson, NPR’s outgoing chief content officer, sent this farewell email to NPR staff Friday. When I arrived at NPR six years ago, my wife ...Public radio organizations weigh in on FCC public file proposal
A proposal to require noncommercial radio stations to disclose program funders and share other public file records online has prompted widely varying ...CPB funds will go toward helping pubTV execs make spectrum decisions
CPB will spend $3 million to give public television executives access to expert advice on the upcoming broadcast spectrum auction. The extremely high ...New multicast channel gives Blue Ridge PBS room for afternoon kids’ shows
Blue Ridge PBS in Roanoke, Va., launched a multicast channel Monday that returns children’s programming to its afternoon schedule. President James Baum said ...KET loses bid to dismiss Libertarian candidate’s lawsuit over debate
A U.S. District Court judge in Kentucky has denied a public television station’s request to dismiss a lawsuit from a Libertarian candidate ...Media-watchers check in on PBS/Harper’s kerfuffle
The dustup, or at least perceived dustup, between Harper’s and PBS is getting more attention, with the magazine’s publisher sharing more details with the Columbia ...NPR announces new COO, departure of Chief Content Officer Kinsey Wilson
NPR President Jarl Mohn, who stepped into the role July 1, announced today a new COO and the departure of Kinsey Wilson, ...FAIR study finds strong corporate ties on public TV boards
An “overwhelming” number of board members at five major public television stations have links to the corporate and financial sectors, a new ...FCC report aims to play up payout from spectrum auction
An FCC-sponsored report projecting huge potential paydays for television broadcasters in next year’s spectrum auctions could prompt public TV licensees to reconsider ...Pittsburgh’s WQED implements layoffs as part of restructuring
Pittsburgh’s WQED implemented layoffs this week as part of what it called a “minor reorganization” to help bring expenses in line with ...Libertarian Senate candidate sues Kentucky Educational Television over exclusion from campaign forum
A Libertarian candidate for the U.S. Senate is suing Kentucky Educational Television, contending that the station is barring him from an upcoming ...Buyouts, increased giving help NPR on track to break-even budget in fiscal 2015
NPR expects that a boost in revenue coupled with spending cuts resulting mainly from a staff reduction will lead to the network’s ...Former PBS Distribution executive accused of embezzling $2.1 million
The former finance director of PBS Distribution, a partnership between PBS and Boston’s WGBH that handles digital and video sales, is accused ...
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