System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
“The mix of public media messages that I’m needed, but only to a hierarchical point, is a confounding conundrum.”
The grant will create a “unique opportunity to learn from each other and to help and support each other,” said WBGO CEO Steve Williams.
The commission didn’t give public broadcasters everything they wanted, but a Jan. 19 decision paves the way for implementing distributed transmission systems that will aid ATSC 3 rollouts.
Terwelp comes from Aspen Public Radio, where she is executive director.
The workforce of broadcast engineers is reaching retirement age, and far fewer skilled young people are waiting in the wings to take on their roles.
Beryl Harold most recently worked for the Westchester Community Opportunity Program.
Retiring this week after 33 years at the network, Cole tested journalists’ patience but stood out as a devoted advocate for their work.
The FCC has signaled its intent to make broadcasters consistently identify when programs have received financial support from a foreign government.
Elizabeth Allen, a former chief legal officer for Gannett, has experience “leading and guiding the kinds of strategic business decision making we need to do as we move NPR forward,” CEO John Lansing said.
The San Francisco station plans to transition some contract workers to full-time.