When asked about news attributes they value, people from opposite ends of the political spectrum aren’t that far apart, according to new audience research.

Loira Limbal will take over for Marcia Smith as CEO of Firelight Media.

“There’s nothing more American than public media,” said Chair Ruby Calvert at Tuesday’s CPB board meeting.

Democratic state Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal sponsored a bill to allow public television and radio stations to claim an existing tax credit for newspapers and broadcasters. 

The reboot of the long-running television series is looking to build an audience of online viewers who are less interested in appointment TV.

The transaction between Double Helix Corp. and K-Love must be approved by a bankruptcy judge.

"The incipient demise of public broadcasting, even after 58 years of support, should be a reminder that economic dependence on the government is antithetical to the very idea of a free press."

Blue Ridge Public Radio hired Ele Ellis as CEO and GM.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher testified along with PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Alaska Public Media CEO Ed Ulman and Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow Michael Gonzalez.

“I’m always looking for ways to reengage people between 20 and 40 by reminding them what PBS does,” says Marissa Pina, co-creator.

The agreement had required that at least 30% of external candidates interviewed for open bargaining unit positions be from underrepresented groups.

Nielsen is now using a shorter minimum time to count listening, which is helping to boost key metrics for stations.

Clayton Barsoum was promoted to VP of government and external affairs at CPB.

Service-oriented programs that help solve real-world problems can make a real impact in building audience trust and loyalty.

Gwathmey said his role in NPR's programming department during the network's early years "felt like being the desk sergeant in a police precinct. I had a lot of mediating to do."