System/Policy
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.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
People
Comings and goings: PBS names Bugg programming VP, de la Torre joins New England collaborative …
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Bugg was director of programming at PBS from 2012 to 2014 before leaving for CPB.
System/Policy
Michigan’s WMUK switches from mixed-format programming
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The station will focus its strongest signal on news and entertainment.
System/Policy
CPB awards nearly $950,000 to four stations for educational media
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The grants expand on CPB’s American Graduate initiative.
Programs/Content
PBS extends thematic programming strategy with summer focus on pioneering women
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At the Television Critics Association press tour, chief programming executive Perry Simon said the themed shows can help PBS “best stand out from this crowded content marketplace and make a real impact with our audiences and our communities.”
Programs/Content
PBS greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie,’ new children’s series from Fred Rogers Productions
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The puppet show, debuting next year, features one of the characters from the original “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
People
PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
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KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.
Programs/Content
NPR winds down active posting to The Salt food blog
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NPR has seen “little uptake in audience recognition of most of our blog brands,” according to its chief science editor.
People
Twin Cities PBS taps Sylvia Strobel as next CEO
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Strobel, who worked for Twin Cities PBS in the ’90s, will become the station’s sixth leader.
Obituaries
Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
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In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.