While most of the efforts to defend the PBS side of public media have focused on “saving Elmo,” independent documentaries are central to PBS’ mission and have played a critical role in engaging a wide segment of the American public.

South Florida Public Media Group, which manages WLRN, seeks FCC approval to acquire West Palm Beach station The Flame 104.7 for $6.45 million.

Rob Edwards and Brian Heffernan will co-lead St. Louis Public Radio’s newsroom.

Fundraising gains spread across all performance indicators for organizations of all sizes.

Moyers was intensely dedicated to our cause. We owe it to him and his memory to carry on the struggle in his own image.

Sponsorship reps in small markets say their clients are looking for more impressions than the streaming platform can deliver.

Pending FCC approval, commercially licensed TV properties in eastern Montana will be converted to noncommercial licenses.

Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations acknowledged “proposed strategic changes and reductions for the IPB News” but did not provide details.

An audit of the state agency that manages the JMC found that unresolved technical issues may be driving TV stations away from using it.

Returning the California stations to local service was “the best solution” for preserving service to the region, according to CapRadio’s Chris Bruno.

Throughout his groundbreaking work in journalism, Moyers urged us to be steadfast in defending the freedoms guaranteed in the Declaration of Independence, writes former PBS President Pat Mitchell.

By turning over programming decision to national organizations, stations are ignoring the needs of local audiences.

Most of the staffers who lost their jobs worked in TV production, though others held digital roles or worked in fundraising.

Small public television stations in the state will see the biggest impact.

The station’s appropriation will decline from $1 million to $250,000.