System/Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee recommends level funding for CPB
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
This PBS fan watched every episode of ‘American Experience’
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Shane Hunt, a friends board member for Idaho PBS and a dean at Idaho State University, achieved the feat this spring.
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People
Delaware Public Media hires Pete Booker as GM
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DPM President Jane C.W. Vincent is retiring but staying on in a development role.
People
Comings and goings: KQED appoints news VP, Houston Public Media hires CDO …
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Ethan Toven-Lindsey joined KQED in 2016.
Crosswords
Current Crossword: ‘Current-cy’
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Being money-minded will give you an edge with our latest public media–themed crossword.
System/Policy
WAMU’s SAG-AFTRA union secures first contract
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The contract was ratified nearly two years after WAMU employees voted to form a union.
System/Policy
PBS wrestles with ‘profound transformation’ into multiplatform organization
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Broadcast “is still important to people,” says PBS President Paula Kerger. “But it is no longer the principal driver of everything.”
People
Rosenthal returns to CIR as acting CEO after executive exodus
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With the former chief exec back at the helm, the investigative news organization has “no plans to change direction” following the sudden resignations of three executives.
Programs/Content
NEH grants back pubmedia film on Reconstruction-era armed conflict, biography of author Julia Alvarez
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Latino Public Broadcasting led recipients of $3.9 million awarded to media projects.
People
Carlos Lando to step down as KUVO GM
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“Over the decades, Carlos has built KUVO Jazz to be a place of belonging for so many listeners, volunteers, and staff, uniting community, culture and music,” said Amanda Mountain, CEO of Rocky Mountain Public Media.
System/Policy
California budget provides $15 million to KVCR licensee’s ‘long-range plan’
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The state funds support continuation of PBS and NPR programming on KVCR and will help the community college licensee break ground on a new student media lab.
Programs/Content
How tracking source diversity is changing coverage at NPR and MPR
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“I think that the only way we do better is if we have accountability,” said Pallavi Gogoi, head of NPR’s business desk.