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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.
The funding initiative awarded a total of $20 million to 205 news outlets.
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“Television and radio should be getting together. Joint licensees have advantages that neither one of us have individually.”
Richardson previously worked as director of strategic partnerships at WBEZ.
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Union members at the station said they “feel like they could be next if they do speak up.”
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