System/Policy
North Dakota’s Prairie Public dodges bill threatening to end state funding
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A bill attempting to end state funding for public broadcasting failed to make it out of committee.
FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
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In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, Chairman Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting announcements may “cross the line” into advertising.
System/Policy
Board of Peoria’s WTVP to cut $1.5 million from budget
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The public TV station is reeling from the unexplained death of former CEO Lesley Matuszak and disclosures of “questionable, unauthorized or improper” expenditures.
People
APMG hires Roycie Eppler to lead HR, DEI departments
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Eppler most recently worked as chief human resources officer for Cutera, a medical equipment manufacturing firm.
System/Policy
New Hampshire Public Radio union ratifies first contract
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The three-year contract is expected to go into effect in the coming weeks.
System/Policy
New York Public Radio lays off 6% of staff
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The cuts primarily affected roles within WNYC Studios, the division that houses the organization’s podcasts.
People
Comings and goings: GBH announces executive changes, WOSU appoints chief advancement officer …
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Shane Miner will shift from CTO to COO for GBH in Boston.
Development
KEXP debit card gives fans an eye-catching way to support station
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The card stemmed from a long-running partnership between KEXP and the Boeing Employees’ Credit Union.
People
Radio Bilingüe is ‘reshaping’ executive director’s role
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The organization plans to hire a co-executive director to work with Hugo Morales.
Programs/Content
Why a classical station should reconsider dropping The Met’s contemporary operas
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“To read a justification of your decision to broadcast performances of music by nine different white men of European descent while finding excuses to reject the works of every nonwhite artist on the Met’s season was personally galling.”
Obituaries
Ken Mills, public radio blogger and consultant, dies at 75
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“No station was too small or too too big for him to talk to.”