System/Policy
Vegas PBS seeks to dismiss lawsuits filed by former employee
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The lawsuits filed by a former director of digital marketing accuse station leaders and other parties of defamation and discrimination.
North Dakota’s Prairie Public dodges bill threatening to end state funding
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A bill attempting to end state funding for public broadcasting failed to make it out of committee.
Programs/Content
New funding expands reach of public radio’s hip-hop/R&B format
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Stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Jackson, Miss., will join the CPB-supported Urban Alternative format with the goal of reaching new listeners.
People
Beth Courtney, CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will retire
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Courtney joined LPB in 1976 and became its leader in 1985.
People
Melissa Harris-Perry named host of ‘The Takeaway’
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Harris-Perry has been interim host since July.
Programs/Content
Why it’s a big deal that the latest episode of NPR’s ‘Embedded’ includes audio from a Maryland courtroom
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A narrow challenge to a law banning broadcasts of criminal proceedings may help expand journalists’ ability to cover trials.
Programs/Content
WMRA podcast reveals stories behind band’s fan-inspired songs
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The Virginia station teamed up with The Steel Wheels, a locally based Americana band, on “We Made You a Song.”
Programs/Content
‘Anything could go wrong’: A longtime programming exec remembers the tightrope act of producing pledge specials
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“In working with musical artists, I learned that egos are enormous, and concerns are varied and unpredictable,” writes Larry Rifkin in his new memoir, “No Dead Air: Career Reflections From the TV Executive Who Saved Barney the Dinosaur From Extinction.”
People
WCTE appoints Avery Hutchins CEO
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Hutchins succeeds Becky Magura, who left the station to lead Nashville Public Television.
People
Comings and goings: Erika Aguilar named EP at NPR, CPB board officers reelected …
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Aguilar will be EP of “Morning Edition” and “Up First.”
People
Station Manager Kerry Swanson leaving Northwest Public Broadcasting
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Swanson has led the station since 2008.
System/Policy
40-50 new hires ‘expected’ after WBEZ’s merger with Chicago Sun-Times
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Will the deal be a national model? Station executives weigh in.