System/Policy
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.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Programs/Content
Podcasts vs. broadcasts: an iTunes Top 200 battle
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We data-dive into the iTunes Top Podcasts, pitting podcasters vs. broadcasters and pubcasters vs. their commercial colleagues.
Programs/Content
Outgoing host O’Riley: ‘I am ‘From the Top’’
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Citing a need to “adapt to the changing media landscape,” the public radio show focused on young classical performers will feature a series of guest hosts in place of Christopher O’Riley.
Quick Takes
House panel sustains funding for CPB, interconnection, Ready To Learn
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“The broad bipartisan support on the committee for these funds constitutes an encouraging vote of confidence,” said APTS President Pat Butler.
CPB
CPB extends funding for PRX, WNYC podcast projects
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The $1.7 million backs efforts to help under-represented producers of podcasts network and incubate ideas.
Programs/Content
Local That Works at the 2018 PMDMC
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Looking for some inspiration to apply for this year’s Local That Works contest? Hear from these stations at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference.
People
NPR’s Audie Cornish to host BuzzFeed show, NETA hires first education VP, and other comings and goings
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“Profile by BuzzFeed News” will post Sundays in a new section of Facebook Watch devoted to shows produced by news publishers.
System/Policy
Under new leadership, struggling Iowa station looks to reinvent itself to survive
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KBBG aims to strengthen community support by refreshing its music mix and beefing up local reporting.
History of public media
Read this shockingly prescient 1970 mission statement for the precursor to NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
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In a previously unpublished grant application, NPR founding father Bill Siemering proposed a show on WBFO in Buffalo, N.Y., “growing out of the need for cross-cultural communication and capitalizing on the unique characteristics of public radio.”
Development
Stations, networks see potential for planned giving
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More public media fundraisers are working to build planned giving programs, inspired by recent large bequests to stations and the untapped potential of another giving channel.
Programs/Content
In countersuit, WGBH disputes claims of trademark infringement over woodworking show
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WGBH says that the former host of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac is attempting to “improperly interfere with WGBH’s rights.”