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
Hear some genre-mashing songs by your public media colleagues
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For the final post in our Public Media Rocks series, we share songs that fall in between musical styles and inspirations.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: Allegiance Software founder retires, CPB’s Harrison receives Chaplin fellowship …
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Sonja Jensen began writing software for Prairie Public Broadcasting in 1978.
People
Buckingham picked to lead Washington’s KBCS
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Dana Buckingham joins the station from Nebraska’s KVNO.
System/Policy
Four stations hope to stay competitive, retain staff with new workforce collaborative
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WNED, WQED, ideastream and Detroit Public Television will share job listings, best practices and training opportunities.
Programs/Content
NPR expands ‘Up First’ to Saturdays
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Scott Simon will host the Saturday edition of the podcast.
People
NPR names next ‘TED Radio Hour’ host
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Manoush Zomorodi also hosts the WNYC Studios podcast “Note to Self.”
System/Policy
PBS begins rollout of electric-blue brand refresh
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The rebranding will bring uniformity to PBS’ brand identity on screens of every size.
System/Policy
PRX drops PRI from branding
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The organization had previously used dual branding with PRI and PRX.
People
Comings and goings: APT promotes staffers, Rath hosts on WGBH …
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Three longtime employees at American Public Television are stepping into new roles.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How the Works Progress Administration played a critical role in WNYC’s history
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The New York station may not have survived the Great Depression without help from the federal government.