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As spectrum auction approaches, consider value of local service
How do you determine the value of a public station for which public service, not return on investment, is the bottom line?Lisa Simon, veteran Sesame Street director and producer, dies at 64
Simon's first responsibilities at Sesame Street included babysitting kids who appeared on the show.Sony, WGBH roll out cloud-based alternative to master-control systems
The companies say Public Media Management should save stations money while protecting their ability to control local programming.
CPB finds room for media innovation in 1967 Public Broadcasting Act
CPB’s fresh look at the Act is part of its two-year “Future of Public Media Initiative.”Bill Arhos, former KLRU president and co-creator of Austin City Limits, dies at 80
A lively music scene in Texas inspired Arhos to create the long-running public TV show.CPB's Curren to retire, Reveal expands, and more comings and goings in public media
Curren has been CPB’s c.o.o. since 2006.
Patent office knocks down key claims against podcasters
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dealt a legal blow Friday to Personal Audio LLC, the patent-holding company that claims to have invented podcasting technology.Emergency management services bolster case for state funding to pubcasters
Public broadcasters are increasingly using their contributions to emergency management when making the case for state funding.Weekly roundup: Norman Lear vs. PBS, funding strategies and more
Plus a video to give you vertigo.Knight Foundation study finds uneven growth among news nonprofits
“Nonprofit news organizations offer the potential to become part of the bedrock of a strong local news and information ecosystem,” the report said.The Pub #13: WNET stands by documentary rescheduling; why public media unions are spreading
WNET and PBS officials recently concluded a “listening tour” to hear the concerns of documentarians. Did it change their outlook?New WGBH series puts local spin on musical reality shows
Choirs, not soloists, are stars of Sing That Thing! at a time when group singing has become a prominent American pastime.Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”Letter: Article overlooked contributions of a "visionary" TV producer
A colleague remembers David Loxton, founding director of the TV Lab at New York’s WNET.How Ric Burns stepped out of his comfort zone and into Ballet Theatre
With a new American Masters documentary in the wings, the filmmaker says he prefers to let his projects find him.
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