System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Programs/Content
Kansas station’s zoo cams tap global appetite for animal-watching
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KTWU’s webcasts of tigers and giraffes are pulling in YouTube ad income and finding fans in Germany, Japan and Bangladesh.
Quick Takes
NPR asks FCC for flexibility in aiding radio stations affected by TV repack
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In comments filed Wednesday, the network said eligible expenses proposed by the FCC “should be considered an initial provisional list of common anticipated expenses rather than a definitive catalog of all eligible reimbursable expenses.”
System/Policy
Upcoming ‘location-based experiences’ will feature PBS brand
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“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a PBS executive.
System/Policy
OSHA finds contractors at fault in fatal Missouri tower accident
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Current obtained the October OSHA report and related documents through a Freedom of Information Act request.
System/Policy
Pubmedia to launch universal sign-on platform by early next year
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Backed by CPB, the platform aims to help stations and networks better understand their audiences.
Quick Takes
Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
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If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.
Obituaries
Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
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“There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce.”
People
Virginia foundation taps PBS exec as first CEO, and more comings and goings
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Jayme Swain has worked at PBS for six years as SVP, strategy and operations.
Programs/Content
KALW’s ‘The Intersection’ goes deep by staying in one place
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The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current’s Local that Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.
About Current
Current’s Simpson leaves to report for Stateline at Pew
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Simpson has written about funding, innovation, diversity and workplace culture for Current since her arrival in May 2016.