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As part of our "In This Together" series, we spoke with Ideastream Public Media's Kevin Martin and Scott Finn of Vermont Public Radio/Vermont PBS.How to win the Local that Works $20,000 grand prize
Current is calling on all authentically, awesomely local media to participate in the 2021 Local that Works contest.KVCR receives $4M investment from California state legislature
The funds will help KVCR pay for PBS and NPR programming, which it had previously proposed cutting to offset budget deficits.
Michigan Radio partners with neighborhood organization to help inform coverage of Detroit
“The people that we cover need to have confidence that we are part of and care about their community and that we're not just there to fill the airtime,” said News Director Vincent Duffy.Stations fundraise for the future while helping donors create wills
A partnership with a company offering an online tool for composing wills has generated 537 bequests to 10 stations since August.WNMU-FM station manager Evelyn Massaro retires
“It's been a fun ride and now I'm off to live the next chapter of my life as an eccentric sustaining member,” Massaro said.
How public TV can strengthen its alliance with independent filmmakers
A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public TV.House Appropriations Committee recommends $565M for CPB
The measure approved for consideration by the full House proposes an increase of nearly 27% from CPB’s current funding levels and recommends $20 million for a public safety program funded through FEMA.Comings and goings: Heather Riddle to lead development for APMG, Mike Sauter named VP for Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corporation …
Riddle, who most recently worked for Augsburg University, succeeds Randi Yoder, who retired.Sean Plater appointed GM for WHUT
Plater, an alumnus of licensee Howard University, plans to expand content production and oversee the launch of local ATSC 3.0 signals.Honing station engagement strategies: the next phase of America Amplified
With a two-year grant renewal from CPB, the journalism initiative will work with 20 stations on community engagement practices.GBH and author Kwame Alexander partner for children’s series on music education
Alexander will be a co-EP for the production alongside Marcy Gunther, director of media development for children’s media at GBH. Kay Donmyer, a writer for “Curious George,” is co-creator and head writer.Maine Public taps Rick Schneider as CEO
Schneider returns to public media as successor to Mark Vogelzang, who retired June 30.Erika Pulley-Hayes selected to lead WAMU
Pulley-Hayes, a former CPB VP, currently runs a public radio station in Florida.How National Trust for Local News aims to sustain community journalism
The new organization seeks to "catalyze the capital, new ownership structures, and business model transformations needed for established local and community news organizations to thrive and remain deeply grounded in their communities."
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