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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
The organization will work with 10 stations to combat problems shared by broadcasters throughout community radio.
Mohn’s commitment to stations at NPR “is ingrained in that organization as a strategic imperative,” said one station GM.
“We’re making changes so that you’ll still love it,” says Marsha Bemko, EP of PBS’ most popular ongoing prime-time series.
Mohn will continue to work with NPR as president emeritus, building relationships with donors.
The station will stop airing local newscasts and feature reports, but “the goal is to bring those back as soon as possible,” a spokesperson said.
Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.
A long-promised change in how Nielsen measures TV audiences in some markets brings benefits for public stations.
Kelly worked at the Pennsylvania station for four decades.
Economics Correspondent John Ydstie, who joined NPR in 1979, will retire Friday.