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Weekly roundup: Serial, Sound Medicine and community radio
Plus a marriage proposal delivered by pledge drive.Proffitt to lead Pacifica, Public Media Women’s leadership program begins, and other comings and goings in public media
Johnny Simmons has retired after working for 35 years at KUSP Santa Cruz, Calif.Pennsylvania pubTV could see funding restored six years after being zeroed out
For the first time since state funding was cut in 2009, Pennsylvania's eight public television stations could see funding restored as Gov. Tom Wolf included $4 million in his proposed budget.
What's new for stations under the latest webcasting royalties agreement
The new deal means increased reporting for some stations.The Pub #12: Authenticity is the new authority; Focusing on local news; Fixing the news director shortage
A Republican CPB board member suggests that public media shift more resources toward local news.House resolution calls for zeroing out CPB funding; Senate resolution keeps it intact
U.S. House of Representatives pass budget resolution calling for zeroing out of CPB funding.
NPR, technicians' union agree on contract
The new contract drops several proposals opposed by the union.Bob Parlocha, jazz radio host, dies at 76
Parlocha hosted Jazz With Bob Parlocha, syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network in Chicago.Public radio outlets ask FCC for pass on online public files
Maintaining online public files would be too big a burden for some radio stations, pubcasters argue.Stations face 2.5 percent dues hike in PBS's proposed 2016 budget
If approved, the proposed assessment increase will go toward general audience programming.KQED tries out Square Cash to boost mobile giving
KQED joined up with Square when the mobile payment processor expanded its Square Cash app to include nonprofits and businesses.Al Letson brings his storytelling voice to new podcast Errthang
Al Letson is channeling his talents as a slam poet and performer into a new podcast.Technicians' union objects to NPR proposal to reduce job protections
The union supporting NPR’s engineers and audio technicians is pushing back against new contract proposals.Four new staffers at Colorado Public Radio, Marketplace hires a reporter and more comings and goings in pubmedia
WFPL-FM, part of Louisville Public Media in Kentucky, has hired Tara Anderson as arts and culture correspondent.Longtime GPB producer, writer Gerald Bryant dies at 69
“For years, Gerald was the epicenter of everything creative at GPB,” said a colleague.
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