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New Jersey reduces funding for NJ PBS
The station’s appropriation will decline from $1 million to $250,000.Comings and goings: NPR VP leaves network, WXXI hires chief of staff …
Keith Jenkins, VP of visuals and music strategy for NPR, left the network.Suzanne Nance to leave All Classical Radio CEO post
Nance’s achievements include the 2019 launch of the International Children’s Arts Network.
Former PBS publicist Carrie Lane Johnson dies at 68
Over the course of her decades-long career, Johnson managed publicity campaigns for hundreds of PBS programs.One Small Step initiative looks to extend network of participating stations
The StoryCorps program that helps individuals bridge their differences will train a new hub of CPB grantees while continuing to support alumni stations.CPB awards $200,000 to PMJA for editorial assistance program
Since launching in 2020, the Editor Corps has provided more than 4,700 hours of editorial support to more than 60 stations.
Sleepless in Seattle: Marathon KEXP broadcast raises awareness about threat to federal funding
KEXP's community turned out to show support for the station and public media.BPR receives CPB grant to fund full-time reporter covering Hurricane Helene recovery
Laura Hackett, a local government reporter at BPR who has followed the impacts of the hurricane since it hit, will focus on the recovery reporting for 18 months.New study reveals surprising breadth of student reporting in public media
College students help cover communities at 88% of stations, according to a report by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News.KQED offers voluntary buyouts, prepares for layoffs
While individual donations have increased, the station still faces a budget shortfall due to uncertainties surrounding federal funding and declines in underwriting and foundation support.Wisconsin Public Radio cuts staff, will end shows to reduce deficit
The station also cited “pressures around state and federal funding” faced by public radio nationally.OPB project assists local newsrooms with public records requests
The program provides training for law students and legal support for journalists seeking access to public records.Radio Research Consortium promotes Molly Davis to CEO
Davis, RRC’s COO, begins her new role July 1.Miami’s WLRN acquires radio station in Palm Beach County
“We just can’t imagine an area like Palm Beach County that doesn’t have its own public media service,” CEO John LaBonia said.May CDP Index: Data shows ‘jaw-dropping’ donor gains this spring
The remarkable growth reported last month continues, with the Membership Revenue Index showing a year-over-year increase of 7.6%.
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