System/Policy
DOJ still harshing the mellow for pot dispensary sponsorships
An Aug. 29 update of Department of Justice policies for enforcing marijuana laws did little to clarify whether public radio stations should ...CPB appropriation arrives despite federal shutdown
Public broadcasting’s federal subsidies were not caught up in the political stalemate that forced closure of the federal government Oct. 1. The U.S. ...Two-year plan to balance NPR’s budget includes staff reduction
NPR girded for a difficult leadership transition Sept. 13 when its board authorized management to trim the network’s workforce by up to ...Expansion of classical radio belies format’s many challenges
ATLANTA — Representatives of classical radio stations resolved last week to work toward creating a new organization to represent their format within ...WILL, WTVP start ‘dating’ by sharing general manager
The arrangement grew out of a neighborly collaborative relationship between the stations as well as a desire to save personnel costs.CPB finds pubTV stations committed to keeping spectrum
Anxiety among public TV executives about channel repacking after spectrum auctions outweighs their enthusiasm for selling bandwidth, CPB s.v.p. Mark Erstling told ...FCC approves transfer of KSPS to Friends organization
The Friends of KSPS, the nonprofit fundraising arm of KSPS-TV, has taken over as licensee of the Spokane, Wash., pubcaster from the ...Localism emphasis poses risk
Of all the complex and potentially fateful decisions faced by public radio program directors as they navigate the emergence of multiplatform distribution, ...Redefining public media for the future
Public media is made up of hundreds of storefronts in communities large and small, each of which has a unique window into ...NPR Board appoints Haaga as interim chief, announces 10-percent buy-out plan
Paul Haaga, a lawyer and financier who has served as NPR vice chair since last fall, was appointed interim president as the ...Greater Public, iMA announce merger
Greater Public, formerly DEI, and Integrated Media Association (iMA) announced today that the organizations had merged as of the end of August. Atlanta-based ...Technical hurdles, unknown costs loom in spectrum repacking
As the FCC prepares to reshuffle the layout of the nation’s television spectrum for the repacking process, public broadcasters are girding for ...Knell’s departure prolongs churn in NPR presidency
The unexpected departure of President Gary Knell puts NPR in the all-too-familiar situation of looking once more for a leader.Uncertainty about marijuana’s status casts doubt on dispensary underwriting
Public radio stations are divided over whether to accept underwriting donations from what could be an up-and-coming source of income: marijuana dispensaries.Kentucky public radio stations evaluate advantages of working together
Leaders of Kentucky’s public radio stations are considering how they might collaborate and consolidate operations, with a goal of cutting costs and ...
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