System/Policy
Eclectic24 goes from online to on-air in Santa Barbara
An FM signal in Santa Barbara, Calif., recently acquired by KCRW, became the first broadcast home this week for Eclectic24, a previously ...PBS responds to critical essay in latest Harper’s Magazine
A 12-page essay titled “PBS Self-Destructs: And What It Means for Viewers Like You” in the October issue of Harper’s Magazine has prompted PBS ...Commentary: With shift in plans, Greater Public hits the brakes on digital
The departure of Jeannie Ericson from Greater Public and the cancellation of the short-lived Digital Day at the Public Media Development and ...Public TV organizations ask FCC to protect noncoms when repacking spectrum
Three national public broadcasting organizations are asking the FCC to change its spectrum auction rules to ensure that channel repacking leaves no ...Spoken-word contest gives students the stage to discuss the dropout crisis
American Graduate and Youth Speaks, a nonprofit that focuses on empowering youth through creativity, hope to include more young people in conversations ...PRPD, Day One: In keynote, Mohn issues promotion challenge
PORTLAND, Ore. — Addressing the nearly 500 attendees of the Public Radio Program Directors conference, NPR CEO Jarl Mohn reassured attendees Tuesday ...In historic first, LA pubTV stations agree to share spectrum for auction proceeds
Pubcasters KCETLink and KLCS in Los Angeles have agreed to participate in the upcoming FCC spectrum auction through a channel-sharing partnership that ...Private equity gobbling up public TV stations: what does the public get?
Public stations in Connecticut and San Mateo may be at the leading edge of a mass sell-off of public media assets in next year’s ...Gates funding spurs doubts over pubmedia’s impartiality in education reporting
Public radio journalists find themselves navigating an ethical gray area as they receive funds for reporting on education from the Bill and ...With Localore expansion, AIR’s Schardt looks to spread culture of R&D, mission of inclusion
The Association of Independents in Radio is preparing to roll out its next iterations of Localore, the innovation initiative that paired indie ...NPR’s Ellen McDonnell, executive editor for news programming, will retire after almost 35 years
NPR’s news division is seeing the exit of another longtime executive with today’s announcement that Executive Editor for News Programming Ellen McDonnell ...CPB eyes TV CSG rules in anticipation of spectrum auctions
CPB will review its television Community Service Grant policies to clarify how to handle station revenues from the upcoming spectrum auction. The auctions, ...Merged newsroom boosts St. Louis Public Radio’s response to tumult in Ferguson
The aftermath of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., proved to be a critical test for the public media newsroom.Alaska station cuts PD to offset university budget reduction
KUAC-FM in Fairbanks, Alaska, laid off programming director Jerry Evans Friday as part of ongoing measures to cut spending. According to the Fairbanks ...CPB gives $2.5 million to Firelight Media diversity initiative
Firelight Media, the documentary filmmaking nonprofit founded by Stanley Nelson, received a $2.55 million grant from CPB Aug. 20 to expand Producers’ ...
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