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Groups to deliver petitions to Congress supporting CPB funding
The petitions contain more than 660,000 signatures of public broadcasting supporters.PBS 'opened a door' to other projects with 'Mercy Street,' chief programmer says
PBS’s Beth Hoppe said her team is eyeing other American dramas.Small, midsize stations make progress with major-donor fundraising
Small and midsize stations must be especially creative in developing ways to engage and grow their pools of major donors.
Public radio’s ‘Indivisible’ looks for common ground in post-Trump political climate
Running for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the show wants to break down stereotypes and misperceptions by soliciting personal stories, not rants, from listeners across the country.CPB says Trump budget will aim to rescind FY2018 appropriation
Future appropriations are also at risk.West Virginia governor proposes restoring funds for WVPB
But the governor indicated he expects the state-run network to transition to university oversight.
Localore report sees public media’s future in live events
Among the report’s findings is that social platforms — such as church services, hot-dog wagons and food pantries — are as important as social media for the future of public media.Survey of classical stations finds aging workforce, eagerness for digital expansion
The study by the Classical Music Rising initiative identifies a need for training and more diverse staffing.Pubcasters maintain opposition to looser third-party fundraising rules as FCC leadership changes
A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.Trump budget seeks to zero out CPB funding by 2018
“The policy is, we're ending federal involvement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.CPB study aims to map stations’ equipment needs, shape strategies for upgrades
CPB and Eagle Hill Consulting are asking all local stations — radio, TV and joint licensees — to complete the assessment by March 31.Louisville Public Media gets grant for kids’ classical podcast
The podcast aims to be a resource for schools lacking music education.Threatening and threatened, voices of women have defined public radio
From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.Sound-mixing techniques create real problems for public TV’s oldest viewers
To make sure our programs are accessible to seniors with hearing loss, let's set standards for mixing dialogue, music and sound.NPR’s president recovering from heart surgery
Jarl Mohn was released from the hospital last week.
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