System/Policy
How long should a pubmedia executive serve?
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As leaders retire, 2019 is a golden chance for the system to take giant steps in the right direction.
System/Policy
Alaska governor’s draft budget zeros out pubmedia funding
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“Since there are so many cuts proposed, it’s a bigger challenge to make our case than ever before,” said Alaska Public Broadcasting’s Mollie Kabler.
System/Policy
WBUR employees set to vote on joining union
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“We appreciate management working with us and can’t wait to get started making WBUR an even better place to work,” a producer said.
System/Policy
Rhode Island PBS sticks with host after blackface photo emerges
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A 1986 photo depicted talk show host Jim Hummel dressed as Tubbs from “Miami Vice” for a Halloween party.
System/Policy
Illinois stations consider management agreement to preserve Peoria’s WCBU
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WGLT approached Bradley University, WCBU’s licensee, after plans to tear down the station’s building were announced.
System/Policy
In Miami, stakeholders weigh future of WLRN’s relationship with school-board licensee
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Station leaders, fundraisers and school district officials are considering whether a separate nonprofit should take over WLRN’s licenses.
System/Policy
PBS will move headquarters to smaller space nearby
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PBS signed a 15-year lease on the property, located about a half-mile to the north of its current offices.
System/Policy
OETA Foundation remains in network building despite eviction notice
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The president of the Oklahoma Educational Television Foundation said it has no reason to leave.
System/Policy
Union accuses KUOW of unfair labor practice
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The claim alleges that KUOW management’s decision to eliminate seven positions “interfered with, restrained, and/or coerced public employees” in their rights to collectively bargain.