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CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
MPR is also ending distribution and broadcasts of “The Writer’s Almanac” and rebroadcasts of “The Best of A Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Keillor.
Edith Chapin is resuming her role as executive editor following David Sweeney’s departure.
“[W]e see WGBH as a growing force in podcast content creation, distribution and marketing,” said RadioPublic CEO Jake Shapiro.
In an interview for our podcast, Stamberg reflects on her long career at the network.
The projects are among 11 receiving support from LPB’s 2017 Public Media Content Fund.
As the son of a commercial broadcaster, Michael Marcotte gained insight into the trappings and excesses of the ad-driven industry. Public broadcasting’s authenticity was refreshingly subversive, he writes.
Independent producer Sally Herships explains how she came to create a BBC documentary about the abrupt end of her marriage.
The funds will help stations get back on the air and maintain service after Hurricane Maria.
“Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an early leader in the field.
More than a dozen women have told the Washington Post and other news outlets that Rose sexually harassed them.