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Nine international broadcasters pick up Cold Case JFK doc from Nova

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Cold Case JFK, a Nova forensic investigation documentary on President Kennedy’s assassination, has been purchased by nine broadcasters worldwide, reports C21 Media, a London-based global media news site. The doc, airing on PBS in November as part of a week of programming to mark the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s murder in Dallas, was picked up by  RTS in Denmark; NRK, Norway; TVI, Portugal; SBS, Australia; Canal Once, Mexico; SRC-RDI and CBC Newsworld, Canada; and EBS and MBN, South Korea. The film is distributed worldwide by PBS International, jointly owned by PBS and WGBH in Boston.

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The Story to end production in Nov. with departure of Dick Gordon

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Dick Gordon, host of public radio’s The Story, announced Monday that he will leave the long-form interview show Nov. 22. With Gordon’s departure, the show will come to a close. The program is produced by WUNC/North Carolina Public Radio and distributed by American Public Media. It airs on 115 stations, according to APM.

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KUSC broadcasting classical show from Santa Monica beach

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KUSC host Rich Capparela has taken his Friday show to the beach. Starting Aug. 23, the Los Angeles classical station personality Rich Capparela began hosting the Friday edition of his weekday show from his home studio in Santa Monica, with a view of the Pacific Ocean. Airing 4–7 p.m., KUSC at the Beach takes listeners into the weekend with music and information about concerts and events in the region. “The afternoon show with Rich has always been a great way to wind down after a busy day,” said Bill Lueth, USC radio v.p. “A classical show with that beach frame of mind sounded especially relaxing.”

Capparela has had a studio in his condo since 1991.

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Frontline reporting partner ESPN pulls out of NFL brain-injury investigation

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This item has been updated and reposted with additional information. ESPN on Thursday unexpectedly withdrew from a reporting collaboration with Frontline investigating brain injuries in National Football League players, the New York Times reports. “League of Denial,” a two-part special premiering in October, was Frontline’s first editorial partnership with the cable sports network, which pays the NFL more than $1 billion a year to broadcast Monday Night Football. The Times, citing unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the situation, said ESPN’s role “came under intense pressure by the league . .

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Tri States Public Radio to operate student-run WVKC

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Illinois-based Tri States Public Radio has negotiated an agreement to operate Knox College’s student-run WVKC-FM as a full-time NPR station. Broadcasting at 1000 watts from the college’s campus in Galesburg, Ill., WVKC already carries NPR’s Morning Edition under a programming agreement with Tri States, which is licensed to Western Illinois University in Macomb, about 50 miles southwest of the small college town. When the deal takes effect in mid-September, TSPR’s mixed-format NPR news and music programming will be broadcast on WVKC’s 90.7 FM around the clock. Under the 20-year management contract announced this month, Knox College retains its license to WVKC. Student programming will be distributed as an Internet-only stream and HD Radio channel.