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David Remnick: “Radio is an obsession of mine”
The New Yorker editor previews the magazine’s new weekly radio show, a collaboration with WNYC.WNET moves ‘MetroFocus’ newsmagazine from weekly to daily
The public affairs show started four years ago as a web-only production.Longtime WAMU host Ed Walker to retire
Walker has hosted The Big Broadcast on WAMU since 1990 and helped launch the station in 1951.
Nielsen tweaks measurement of radio audience amid hush-hush adoption of Voltair boxes
A Nielsen Audio chief engineer tacitly acknowledged that the company’s PPM technology does not fully measure listening in noisy real-world environments.FCC issues initial bids for first phase of spectrum auction
Among the larger opening bids for public television spectrum are $775 million for New Jersey Public Television and $672 million for WLIW, both operated by WNET.CBC approach to election coverage offers lessons for U.S. pubmedia
The CBC digital team’s latest major voter-engagement initiative is a collaboration with Google’s civic engagement team.
Drop in younger listeners makes dent in NPR news audience
The trend could affect revenue for NPR and its member stations.It’s official: WPBT and WXEL are now South Florida PBS
The two have been in talks on the deal for more than a year.KERA reels in awards, audience with multiplatform project on hip fractures
“The Broken Hip” received widespread recognition, including an Online News Association award.Florida public TV station examines options as spectrum auction looms
The university has hired financial consultancy Bond & Pecaro to estimate WUSF’s spectrum value.‘The Pub’ #40: Chris Satullo, WHYY’s former v.p. for news
Satullo had big, somewhat unorthodox plans for news at Philadelphia’s dominant public radio and television station.Attorney Marc Mangum dies; handled PBS copyright issues
Mangum was lead attorney in PBS's lawsuit against Internet TV service Aereo, which went to the U.S. Supreme Court.Pubcasters see upside from promoting EFT payments to sustaining members
Donors who give via electronic funds transfers are more likely to renew and reduce headaches caused by credit-card data breaches.Oklahoma Watch receives $20K grant for live event series
The Norman, Okla.-based nonprofit journalism site will undertake a series of community forums.Trustees at WUSF’s university vote to participate in upcoming auction
The trustees did not vote on how the public TV station would participate.
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