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Chicago Public Media seeks to expand WBEZ news staff
CEO Goli Sheikholeslami discussed the plans at a City Club of Chicago lunch event, reports Crain's.How public broadcasters are lagging behind the innovation curve of Next Gen TV
The “soft focus” on strategic planning is putting public TV far behind commercial broadcasters.Raney Aronson-Rath: It's in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.
NETA's Hinton sets retirement, PBS picks CFO, and other comings and goings
Hinton began his career in public broadcasting in 1968.WAMU sees gains in black, Latino audience
Listeners of the two ethnicities now make up about one-fourth of the station's audience, according to the Washingtonian.Former ‘NewsHour’ executive producer dies at 86
Al Vecchione rose to president of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.
Layoffs at KCPT in Kansas City, Mo., include Emmy-winning producer
Two producers, an education coordinator and the executive producer for cultural affairs were cut.Big Bird’s finances come under scrutiny at House budget hearing
Where are the tax returns, Big Bird?Bluegrass FM signal in Washington, D.C., suburbs will go off air
The service will continue online and on an HD radio channel.Could the auto-transcription service Trint be cheaper?
We ask the founder of Trint if he could drop prices and pursue a more volume-based business model.FCC moves to drop regulations on broadcasters' main studio operations
Public broadcasters agree with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai that rules intended to ensure public access to local stations have become "outdated and unnecessarily burdensome."Free To Choose founder moves on after career of promoting 'winning ideas of freedom'
Bob Chitester, head of the libertarian-leaning production company, will retire this summer.Trump’s 2018 budget calls for phasing out public broadcasting funds
The $30 million for CPB is intended for “an orderly closeout of federal funding."As Cosby faces trial, WHYY podcast looks at how hometown views native son
The show examines the man who wore Philly on his chest and what locals are saying about him.Latest version of Trump budget reportedly maintains push to end CPB funding
“There is a little money in the budget left to allow us to wind down the federal position,” said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.
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