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Restraining order seeks to block Pacifica’s overhaul of WBAI
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The order prevents Pacifica from firing WBAI’s staff or interfering with the station’s programming and “orderly administration.”
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WHYY employees file NLRB petition for union election
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Staffers said they are “still open to voluntary recognition” of their union by management.
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Pacifica lays off WBAI staff, changes programming in move to end financial losses
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Covering WBAI’s persistent shortfalls was “endangering the entire Foundation,” according to a board member.
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WLVT adds radio signal to its news initiative for Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley
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Under a management agreement with Lehigh University, the PBS station will provide the region’s first local NPR News station.
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New directory of diverse talent aims to boost ‘POC in Audio’
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Frustration with the lack of racial diversity in the audio industry drove the founders of POC in Audio to develop the resource, which features hundreds of profiles.
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WHYY employees petition management for union recognition
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The petition said talented creative staff have left the station due to “untenable working conditions.”
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WAMU will seek sale of Maryland station
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The sale stems from “a strategic decision about focus and priorities.”
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KQED renovation aims to create state-of-the-art ‘people’s station’
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The San Francisco public broadcaster’s expanded and redesigned headquarters will operate as a public square where there is “civil as well as civic engagement,” said President Michael Isip.
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Research project seeks ‘replicable models’ for public media newsroom mergers
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A series of case studies on mergers of public media and digital news outlets will look at “what has worked and where expectations have fallen short.”