System/Policy
PBS39 adds programming with donation of WYBE license
The stations will share PBS39’s spectrum starting Jan. 5 until the FCC approves the license transfer.After funding cuts, WVPB plans to close TV studio
The West Virginia network estimates it will save $100,000 annually with the shutdown.WNYC places two hosts on leave for allegations of inappropriate conduct
The station is investigating claims against hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz.Letter to the editor: Keillor’s punishment is out of proportion to what he did
Allegations leveled against the creator and former host of "A Prairie Home Companion" don't fit the pattern of sexual predators who deserved ...WNYC CEO Laura Walker: ‘I take responsibility’
In an interview on WNYC's "Brian Lehrer Show," Walker declined to elaborate on why the station did not renew John Hockenberry’s contract ...Reports detail accounts of bullying, sexual harassment by former ‘Takeaway’ host
John Hockenberry's former co-hosts and colleagues have shared stories of hostile behavior and unwanted attention and physical contact.NPR, members look ahead to reinvention of station websites
As it prepares to sunset Core Publisher, NPR is exploring new ways to integrate digital content from stations and its own platforms.House tax reform bill seeks end to tax-exempt deals for nonprofits
The financing strategy is used by public broadcasters on large capital projects, such as NPR’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.MPR fires Garrison Keillor over ‘inappropriate behavior’
MPR is also ending distribution and broadcasts of "The Writer's Almanac" and rebroadcasts of "The Best of A Prairie Home Companion" hosted ...NPR chief news editor no longer on staff after sexual harassment allegations
Edith Chapin is resuming her role as executive editor following David Sweeney’s departure.Employees tell NPR board of anger over harassment, demand change
The board also heard messages of support for CEO Jarl Mohn.Citing demands of Oreskes follow-up, NPR board chair declines third term
"I am unable to devote the amount of time that the current situation ... demands of the NPR board chair to be ...Journalists at Third Coast reflect on Trump’s first year
A conference session followed up on an at times contentious panel discussion at last year’s event.How a CPB task force advanced a prescient vision for diversity in public radio
In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB's Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served ...Even as podcasting grows, medium can stay true to public broadcasting’s roots
"All of us cultivating the podcasting space can certainly do our part" to keep the Public Broadcasting Act's goals "active and audible," ...
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