System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
SPONSORED
The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
NPR
NPR extends contract for new underwriting voice
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Jessica Hansen, NPR’s new voice of its underwriting credits, will continue through, at least, June.
Programs/Content
AIR announces new round of Localore projects, ‘Finding America’
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AIR aims to observe and serve communities not being addressed by public media.
Awards
APTS recognizes politicos, pubcasters with awards at annual Summit
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APTS awarded the David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award to Hilma Prather of Kentucky Feb. 22 at its Public Media Summit in Washington, D.C.
Quick Takes
St. Louis Public Radio subpoena dropped
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The circuit attorney for St. Louis will drop a subpoena that had sought audio and video recorded by station reporters during a contentious City Hall meeting in January.
Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Symphony resume partnership
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Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Symphony find some common ground and resume broadcasting partnership.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 7: Diane Rehm and the true meaning of objectivity; why Jesse Thorn is ending his unpaid internships
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After eight years, Jesse Thorn is ending his internship program — not because it wasn’t working, but because he thought it was wrong.
People
Cephas Bowles, former CEO of New Jersey’s WBGO, dies at 62
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Bowles was senior executive of WBGO-FM from 1993 to 2014.
Development
Sustainer programs are growing but still show room for improvement
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Nearly every public radio station now executes a sustaining membership program, but the latest analyses of fundraising performance reveal that very few of them could be described as effective or successful.
Television programs
Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET’s hometown
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Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.
spectrum auction
Pubcasters ask FCC to boost payouts for auction participants opting for VHF channels
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A Virginia broadcaster might swap some of its UHF TV channels for VHF during the FCC’s incentive auction and wants a bigger payout than currently proposed.