System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”
The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.
The show highlighted New Jersey’s legacy of pollution.
PBS Development Services will launch the PBS Nerd peer-to-peer pilot this fall.
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Greater Public President Doug Eichten said PBS’s decision “came as a surprise and a disappointment.”
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The first report will air Monday.
The station found inspiration in Melody Kramer’s ideas about new models for public media membership.