System/Policy
GBH, community group reach tentative agreement on sale of CAI home
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The Woods Hole Community Association plans to close on the GBH-owned building Thursday.
December CDP Index: High-dollar gifts stabilize revenue amid sliding new donors, Passport usage
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The New Donor Index continues to be an area of concern, declining 12.3% overall.
Programs/Content
How students are bringing new perspectives to 2024 election coverage
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“On Our Minds: Election 2024,” a special podcast from PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs, spotlights young people’s views on issues that impact their lives — and the nation’s future.
People
Comings and goings: APTS EVP/COO Lonna Thompson retiring, Classical Music Indy announces host changes …
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Thompson joined APTS in 1994.
Obituaries
NPR correspondent Ina Jaffe dies at 75
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Jaffe, a former actor, reported for NPR from 1985 to 2022.
System/Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee recommends level funding for CPB
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
People
Aishah Rashied-Hyman named executive director of Public Media Women in Leadership
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Rashied-Hyman most recently led development for KERA in Dallas.
Programs/Content
KERA’s ‘Think’ to be distributed by PRX
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Hosted by Krys Boyd, the hourlong talk show airs on more than 200 stations.
Programs/Content
This PBS fan watched every episode of ‘American Experience’
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Shane Hunt, a friends board member for Idaho PBS and a dean at Idaho State University, achieved the feat this spring.
System/Policy
Noncommercial radio news salaries have dropped in big markets, according to RTDNA/Newhouse survey
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The survey of radio news salaries showed a 2.5% decline compared to last year’s survey.
People
Comings and goings: New York Public Radio hires CDO, Classical KING appoints chief of advancement …
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Jennifer Schell Podoll was named CDO for New York Public Radio.
Programs/Content
Why public media needs to let younger decision-makers call the shots
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To attract millennials and Gen Z, people under 40 need to be in the room, says media analyst Evan Shapiro.