Programs/Content
CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier plan to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
ATX Networks, a new vendor, will deliver receivers with enhanced internet connectivity and automatic program file retrieval.
Wilson, a former PBS SVP and chief program executive, will manage relationships with independent producers, including Ken Burns and Dr. Henry Louis Gates.
Local public TV stations continue to clear streaming rights as PBS negotiates with digital providers.
Mary Mitchelson joined the CPB Inspector General’s office in 2013.
The Eastern Shore’s Delmarva Public Radio and WESM-FM seek long-term survival in a competitive market.
OETA’s former fundraising foundation has threatened to “destroy” membership data it claims to own.
Backing from a special tax-supported fund has allowed volunteer-powered stations to enhance their local programming.
The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget marks his third attempt to end funding for CPB.
Representatives of stations told FCC officials that allowing sales of the educational spectrum could create a “hostile leasing environment.”
A receiver is necessary because the foundation is a public charity, the AG said.