System/Policy
PRC sets up fund to subsidize consulting work
Public Radio Capital and a New York–based philanthropic investment nonprofit have established a $100,000 Revolving Public Media Fund to help subsidize PRC’s ...170 Million Americans campaign to escalate efforts
Now that the 2012 general election is over, the 170 Million Americans campaign is preparing to rally support for public broadcasting by ...Sweetening the deal for partnering stations
NEW ORLEANS — CPB is considering a proposal to allocate $3 million annually over six years to support collaboration among public radio ...Unleash TV grantmakers and creativity thrives
Ron Hull, a leader in Nebraska public television since the 1950s, recommends that CPB consider reinstating the semi-autonomy of its grantmakers in TV ...Pacifica network broadcasting daylong fundraiser for WBAI
All five radio broadcasters in the nationwide Pacifica network will suspend their regular programming on Nov. 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 ...WCNY-TV is ‘stronger and moving in a better direction’
When WCNY-TV announced that its September 2007 pledge drive would be its last, skeptics predicted the new policy would be short-lived.Pubcasters battered by Superstorm Sandy
When Superstorm Sandy slammed into the most populated region of the United States Oct. 29, claiming at least 90 lives and wreaking ...CPB sets aside 10 percent
The looming political battle over federal spending — and the possibility of across-the-board budget cuts imposed through sequestration — has prompted CPB ...Governing board rejects final bids for San Mateo’s KCSM
Trustees of the San Mateo County Community College District in California have rejected offers from two finalists vying to acquire KCSM-TV, a ...Crowd rallies to save pubcasting funding
Some 1,000 marchers gathered on Nov. 3 on Capitol Hill to celebrate the power of public television.Restructuring at WKYU cuts three jobs, merges radio and TV production
Three staff positions — including that of the television station manager — have been cut at WKYU at Western Kentucky University in ...USDA grants back equipment upgrades at 10 rural pubTV stations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.2 million in grants to 10 pubTV operators serving rural areas, assisting with equipment upgrades that ...An unusual pubTV marriage: KCET and Link TV
Both partners gain new platforms for their programming and can learn from each other’s distribution, audience engagement and fundraising strategies.Presidential sparring puts pubcasting in political bull’s-eye
GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s pledge to defund PBS, which he reiterated during the Oct. 3 televised presidential debate, set off a ...Beyond Big Bird: What is public media’s value today?
When every year seems to bring a new round of threats to public media funding, it’s clear that public media isn’t doing ...
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