System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
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.
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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.
People
Comings and goings: Stations elect NPR board members, Kroc fellows start at network
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The board will seat Joe O’Connor, CEO of WFAE, and Mike Savage, GM of WEKU.
Featured in Category
Dalton Delan leaves WETA after 21 years with station
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Delan is the second veteran WETA executive to move into a consulting role this year.
People
New Hampshire Public Radio hires Jim Schachter as next leader
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Schachter was previously VP for news at WNYC.
People
Sutton to lead audience and development division for Pittsburgh stations
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The job change is part of a management restructuring that elevates Mike Sauter to GM of WYEP.
System/Policy
Podcast sponsorship revenue continues to fuel NPR’s financial growth
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Podcasts have been a “huge return on investment for us and a major growth engine for our business,” says NPR CFO Deborah Cowan.
People
Comings and goings: PBS promotes Simensky, newsroom expands in Hawaii …
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Simensky is now Head of PBS Kids content, a new position.
Obituaries
Bill Ballard, founder of Michigan’s WDCQ-TV, dies at 90
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Ballard helped launch the station, then WUCM, in 1964.
System/Policy
Nevada Public Radio lays off staff, CEO resigns amid ‘business challenges’
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The station is facing “severe cash flow issues,” according to a statement from its board of directors.
Programs/Content
World Channel pursues role as early-stage co-producer of independent films
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By providing more support to emerging filmmakers, EP Chris Hastings aims to bring more exposure to their documentaries and to World.
System/Policy
NPR staffers of color call out news chief on comments on race coverage
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Nancy Barnes’ remarks during the Public Radio Program Directors Association conference left staffers feeling “uncertain about the direction of this newsroom,” they wrote in a letter to Barnes.