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NPR, WNYC to participate in second podcast upfront
The event takes place Sept. 10 in New York City.PBS drops hourlong ‘Sesame Street’ from fall schedule
The half-hour version of the show, which premiered last fall, will continue.BizLab is exploring the future of public media’s digital dollars
BizLab’s new executive director says the unit aims to “change the way we think about funding public radio for good.”
PBS hires Shane Guiter as development v.p.
Guiter was previously c.o.o. at KCPT.Makers, subjects of PBS’s indie docs bring diversity to public TV, study finds
The study’s authors argued that films such as God Loves Uganda are central to public TV’s mission.Journalist prepares New Hampshire–focused investigative news outlet for launch
The site launches Sept. 1.
WAMU hires Andi McDaniel as head of content
McDaniel comes from Twin Cities Public Television.Kartemquin’s Justine Nagan to lead PBS’s ‘POV’
Nagan succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who left July 6 to head the International Documentary Association.With focus on black culture, public TV’s 'Soul!' pushed the envelope
“There was always a sense that Soul! was ‘out there’ for public television, that it was doing things and saying things that made some people uncomfortable.”Elsie Hillman, avid WQED supporter and longtime philanthropist, dies at 89
Hillman “was part of the WQED family since before its inception,” said President Deborah Acklin.Youth Radio partners with MIT program to create new app
The app seeks to broaden Youth Radio’s audience and increase engagement with its stories.NPR to launch new podcast, ‘Hidden Brain’
The new podcast from NPR's Science Desk aims to "reveal patterns that drive human behavior."How a militant Puerto Rican activist group influenced public media
After raising hell in the streets of Spanish Harlem, several of the Young Lords got into broadcasting and journalism.NPR book critic Alan Cheuse dies at 75
“In two minutes every week, Alan paid his respects to good writing in his soft, intense, passionate voice.”Kentucky radio stations look to expand collaboration on programming, development
“The people that will gain the most from this are our listeners.”
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