System/Policy
PBS board approves new dues model for stations, adds to CEO fund
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At a board meeting Thursday, CEO Paula Kerger also addressed how to handle possible threats to pubmedia funding.
How you can recognize colleagues for DEI leadership
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Public Media For All is accepting nominations for individuals doing the hard work of making our workplaces more inclusive and equitable.
System/Policy
Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. employees agree to first union contract
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The contract includes AI protections that are “some of the strongest” in the country, according to the union.
Programs/Content
Maine Public, ‘Frontline’ team up for three-pronged project about Lewiston shooting
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“Breakdown” explores whether the incident that took 18 lives in 2023 could have been prevented.
System/Policy
Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
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PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.
People
Comings and goings: NPR hires standards and practices editors, appoints reporting trainer …
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NPR appointed Meghan Ashford-Grooms and Nishant Dahiya as supervising editors for standards and practices.
Obituaries
John Wilson, former chief programmer for PBS and SVP for WETA, dies at 62
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Wilson had “a singular focus on storytelling and the importance of public media,” said filmmaker Ken Burns.
People
WGTE CEO Marlon Kiser to retire
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Kiser, who joined the station in 1999, plans to step down next year.
Programs/Content
Susanne Simpson leans into EP role at ‘Masterpiece’
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“What I hope I’m doing in offering my creative contributions is taking us to a new place in terms of actual original programming,” she says.
Programs/Content
Why ‘radical listening’ is key to public radio’s future
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“Building radical listening and field recording into our program offerings announces to the audience that we understand our public service role as custodians of culture and media representation.”
Programs/Content
WDET host departs citing ‘disinvestment’ in his work
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WDET canceled “Created Equal” after negotiations with journalist Stephen Henderson hit an impasse.
System/Policy
To survive, pubmedia must embrace personality, co-ownership and connection — before it’s too late
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Public radio has reached a breaking point, and the old ways of doing business are no longer viable.