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Hyyppa chairs APTS board, KQSM honors host's 90th birthday, and other comings and goings in public media
Eric Hyyppa, g.m. of Montana PBS, moves up from professional vice-chair.CPB hands out Thought Leader, American Graduate Champion awards at Public Media Summit
CPB recognized a pair of politicians for their support of public broadcasting during the annual Association of Public Television Stations Public Media Summit conference in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 22.NPR extends contract for new underwriting voice
Jessica Hansen, NPR's new voice of its underwriting credits, will continue through, at least, June.
AIR announces new round of Localore projects, 'Finding America'
AIR aims to observe and serve communities not being addressed by public media.APTS recognizes politicos, pubcasters with awards at annual Summit
APTS awarded the David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award to Hilma Prather of Kentucky Feb. 22 at its Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C.St. Louis Public Radio subpoena dropped
The circuit attorney for St. Louis will drop a subpoena that had sought audio and video recorded by station reporters during a contentious City Hall meeting in January.
Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Symphony resume partnership
Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Symphony find some common ground and resume broadcasting partnership.The Pub, Episode 7: Diane Rehm and the true meaning of objectivity; why Jesse Thorn is ending his unpaid internships
After eight years, Jesse Thorn is ending his internship program — not because it wasn’t working, but because he thought it was wrong.Cephas Bowles, former CEO of New Jersey's WBGO, dies at 62
Bowles was senior executive of WBGO-FM from 1993 to 2014.Sustainer programs are growing but still show room for improvement
Nearly every public radio station now executes a sustaining membership program, but the latest analyses of fundraising performance reveal that very few of them could be described as effective or successful.Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET's hometown
Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.Pubcasters ask FCC to boost payouts for auction participants opting for VHF channels
A Virginia broadcaster might swap some of its UHF TV channels for VHF during the FCC’s incentive auction and wants a bigger payout than currently proposed.PodScanning: Highlighting new podcasts and industry news
In this new column, we’ll feature new podcasts popping up in the public media space or produced by pubmedia alums and news about the podcasting industry.Former Nashville radio station finds new life as low-power FM
A forthcoming low-power FM station in Nashville, Tenn., aims to revive the spirit of a Vanderbilt University student-run station.Friday roundup: Diane Rehm's right-to-die advocacy, Pacifica perpetually on the brink, and more
Plus: grants, HD Radio and public radio in classrooms.
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