Programs/Content
South Carolina ETV reaches beyond state’s borders with ‘Southern Songwriters’
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The locally produced and funded series is finding a home on stations nationwide.
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
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Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
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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.
Jobs
To become managers, journalists must let go of independent mindset
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Trainers Judith Smelser and Mike Marcotte discuss the new skills required when a reporter moves into a leadership position.
Obituaries
Carl Bloom, pioneering donor-marketing strategist, dies at 79
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Bloom adapted magazine publishers’ practices of list-buying and direct-mail testing to public broadcasting membership programs.
Quick Takes
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico university shuts down PBS station
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CPB had given $30,000 to help the station recover from hurricane damage.
Quick Takes
CPB gives PBS Kids channel $5.6M for games, outreach
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The interactive game feature should roll out later this year, according to PBS.
Obituaries
Influential public broadcaster John Witherspoon dies at 88
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Witherspoon was the first director of television at CPB.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #101: How to be a boss
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Trainers Judith Smelser and Michael Marcotte offer tips on everything from time management to planning for crisis coverage, all while dealing with challenging personality types in the newsroom.
System/Policy
Laura Walker: Public media can be ‘a haven from divisive rhetoric’
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“Public media is especially crucial now, both to seek objective truth and to envision a sustainable model for the future of local journalism.”
Quick Takes
Las Vegas LPFM sues CPB over denial of grant
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The president of Las Vegas Public Radio is asking for punitive damages of $1.7 million as well as other monetary damages.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Colorado station builds vast archive of its history, helps others preserve theirs
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Established in 2000, Rocky Mountain Public Media’s archive grew from the volunteered work of more than 200 community members.
Programs/Content
With new special, pledge producer TJ Lubinsky wants to refresh doo-wop genre
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The upcoming “Next Doo Wop Star” aims to appeal to younger public TV viewers while bringing along older fans of Lubinsky’s nostalgic programs.