Programs/Content
South Carolina ETV reaches beyond state’s borders with ‘Southern Songwriters’
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The locally produced and funded series is finding a home on stations nationwide.
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
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Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Congress
CPB defunding and reauthorization are scary. We should talk about them anyway.
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It’s time to get over the Beetlejuice effect — we need to drag the monster out from under the bed, look it in the eyes and call it by name.
People
Valley PBS names Robert Mollison CEO
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Mollison joined Valley PBS in 2020 and most recently worked as COO.
System/Policy
KDHX settles lawsuit, but critics of leadership question whether change is possible
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The settlement allows two members representing KDHX hosts and volunteers to be seated on the station’s board.
People
Comings and goings: Carla McCabe to join PBS board, NPR hires ‘Backstop’ editor …
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McCabe will join the PBS board later this month.
Programs/Content
New podcast from Brian Reed probes big questions about journalism
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“The show is me having a midlife career crisis as a journalist,” says Reed, host and EP of “Question Everything,” a biweekly podcast slated to release Sept. 12.
Programs/Content
HBCU Week initiative receives $1.2M from CPB, plans local programming around 2025 Thurgood Marshall doc
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In addition to Maryland Public Television, other stations partnering for the initiative this year are WABE in Atlanta, PBS North Carolina, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, South Carolina ETV and WHUT in Washington, D.C.
Programs/Content
StoryCorps scales up initiative to bridge political divides
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The One Small Step projects aims to help participants realize that “no matter what side you are on across the political spectrum, most people are just sane, normal human beings and that our neighbors are not our enemies,” says StoryCorps founder and president Dave Isay.
System/Policy
NPR budget boosted by development revenue
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Income from current fiscal year development activities is projected to top 17% over FY23.
People
Comings and goings: Arizona Public Media appoints chief engineer, WBUR names ‘Morning Edition’ host …
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Greg Gutierrez stepped up to chief broadcast engineer for AZPM.
Obituaries
Michael Ziegler, station exec who guided WSKG through digital transition, dies at 85
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Ziegler’s public media career included a decade as COO of WITF in Harrisburg, Pa., and a guest appearance on the PBS Kids show “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?”