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Kansas senators cut PBS funds after LGBTQ+ documentary offended. The money has been put back.
A Kansas Senate committee voted Wednesday to rescind a cut to the state's funding for public TV.NPR will expand collaborative regional newsrooms
At a board meeting, Chief of Staff Chris Turpin also shared updates on NPR Network initiatives.State senator threatens public broadcasting funding over film about LGBTQ+ Kansans
“No Place Like Home: The Struggle Against Hate in Kansas" aired on Topeka and Kansas City PBS stations last year.KDHX faces leadership challenge amid dispute over station’s direction
Community members and former station DJs are continuing to protest a rash of host dismissals at the St. Louis radio station.Former WLRN host files discrimination claim
Carlos Frías had hosted the show "Sundial," which was canceled Feb. 2.Los Angeles stations unify branding as PBS SoCal
Survey research confirmed that recasting KCET as PBS SoCal Plus would be a “slam dunk” for building digital viewership.Northwest Public Broadcasting receives gift of radio station
NWPB also received a seed grant “to explore, develop and implement local programming options."How anti-diversity laws are jeopardizing pubmedia’s DEI efforts
Leaders in public media fear the state laws could have a “chilling effect” on DEI work at some stations.CapRadio, North State Public Radio staffers intend to form union
The staffers aim to form a union with the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians–Communications Workers of America Local 51.WTVP board members resign in wake of financial improprieties
The board chair and vice chair for the station resigned from their positions Tuesday.Former WFYI accountant and co-conspirator sentenced for embezzling more than $270,000
Mindi B. Madison, a former accountant for the station, and co-conspirator Alicia Wilson were also ordered to pay restitution.7 things newsroom managers can learn from beekeeping
Two news editors and beekeepers see similarities between keeping bees and managing journalists.Michigan Radio rebrands as Michigan Public
The station is the latest "Public"-branded pubcaster.WFAE staff approve first union contract
“We’re celebrating new guarantees on pay, time off and promotions,” the bargaining committee said in a press release. “We’ll also have a ...CPB CEO defends new policy for diversity reporting
In a letter to Sen. Ted Cruz, CPB’s chief executive refuted criticism that updated grant rules are discriminatory.
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