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Ohio auditor questions state’s investment in joint master control services
An audit of the state agency that manages the JMC found that unresolved technical issues may be driving TV stations away from using it.CapRadio to end management of NSPR, KHSU
Returning the California stations to local service was “the best solution” for preserving service to the region, according to CapRadio’s Chris Bruno.What Bill Moyers had to say about protecting American freedoms
Throughout his groundbreaking work in journalism, Moyers urged us to be steadfast in defending the freedoms guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence, writes former PBS President Pat Mitchell.
Why is public TV shutting out independent producers?
By turning over programming decision to national organizations, stations are ignoring the needs of local audiences.WKAR lays off nine employees
Most of the staffers who lost their jobs worked in TV production, though others held digital roles or worked in fundraising.Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoes funding to Florida public broadcasters
Small public television stations in the state will see the biggest impact.
New Jersey reduces funding for NJ PBS
The station’s appropriation will decline from $1 million to $250,000.Comings and goings: NPR VP leaves network, WXXI hires chief of staff …
Keith Jenkins, VP of visuals and music strategy for NPR, left the network.Suzanne Nance to leave All Classical Radio CEO post
Nance’s achievements include the 2019 launch of the International Children’s Arts Network.Former PBS publicist Carrie Lane Johnson dies at 68
Over the course of her decades-long career, Johnson managed publicity campaigns for hundreds of PBS programs.One Small Step initiative looks to extend network of participating stations
The StoryCorps program that helps individuals bridge their differences will train a new hub of CPB grantees while continuing to support alumni stations.CPB awards $200,000 to PMJA for editorial assistance program
Since launching in 2020, the Editor Corps has provided more than 4,700 hours of editorial support to more than 60 stations.Sleepless in Seattle: Marathon KEXP broadcast raises awareness about threat to federal funding
KEXP's community turned out to show support for the station and public media.BPR receives CPB grant to fund full-time reporter covering Hurricane Helene recovery
Laura Hackett, a local government reporter at BPR who has followed the impacts of the hurricane since it hit, will focus on the recovery reporting for 18 months.New study reveals surprising breadth of student reporting in public media
College students help cover communities at 88% of stations, according to a report by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News.
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