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‘Nova’ marks 50 years with blend of new and old programming about engineering, space
A new interactive project will include creating an escape room at GBH’s studios in Boston.Oregon Public Broadcasting taps CNN's Rachel Smolkin as CEO
Smolkin will succeed longtime leader Steve Bass, who announced plans to step down last year.SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice charge against Chicago Public Media
SAG-AFTRA claims CPM has “failed and refused to provide information demanded" by the union.
Three years in, the Recording Inclusivity Initiative is still fighting to diversify classical radio
All Classical Radio’s marquee project has encountered a few hiccups, but it’s pushing forward — and expanding.House subcommittee recommends more funding for Next Generation Warning System
If approved, it would be the third large infusion of funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency–backed program.CPB’s first post-pandemic analysis of stations finds stagnating radio revenue, drop in TV income
The latest State of the System report was shared during the Public Media Business Association’s annual conference.
Jac Venza, founder of public TV’s ‘Great Performances,’ dies at 97
Venza founded the series in 1972 and retired from public media in 2004.Detroit PBS lands $7.5M matching gift as it plans new campus
Detroit PBS revealed May 30 the Fred A. and Barbara M. Erb Family Foundation will match up to $7.5 million as the station raises money for its new campus.Comings and goings: Dan Lothian named editor of GBH newsroom, NPR appoints deputy managing editor of digital …
Dan Lothian became editor-in-chief of GBH’s newsroom and “The World.”Louisville Public Media lays off eight staff amid budget shortfall
The station is facing a budget deficit of more than $750,000.Kwame Alexander created a poem about public media with help from ‘Viewers Like You’
“A human network / A community / coming together in unity / generations engaged / together.”Stations in Alabama, Texas and Alaska receive $1.3 million from Next Gen Warning System
Alabama Public Television, KLRN in San Antonio and KYUK in Bethel will use the funds to upgrade their technology for transmitting emergency alerts.Nebraska Public Media receives donation of online news sites
NPM is engaging with freelance writers who have covered arts and culture in the Omaha area to resume publishing online content later this summer, according to CCO Nancy Finken.Apple update disrupts podcast downloads, but blow is softened for some stations
LAist "dodged a little bit of a bullet," while New Hampshire Public Radio has continued to see audience growth.LAist's 'Inheriting' podcast aims to shed light on Asian American and Pacific Islander history and community
The show digs in with seven families to show how past traumas can trickle down through generations.
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