System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
The statements come after a reporter said she was “let go” from her WVPB job after reporting on a state agency.
Eric Abrams will be KQED’s inaugural chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer.
Hardgrove led Nine PBS for nearly 25 years after working for KVIE and WETA.
Noll most recently worked as GM of WNBJ, the NBC and CW affiliates in Jackson, Tenn.
Dawn Wiley Bayman became station manager for KSPS in Spokane, Wash.
New year, new public media–themed crossword puzzle — so get solving!
Find out who our donors named to the Public Media Honor Roll and why.
CPB will receive an additional $10 million in its base appropriation, and public media’s FEMA grant program gets a $16 million boost.
Commercial media outlets are “much more likely” than their public media counterparts to distribute documentaries directed by men and white filmmakers, according to a study by the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University’s School of Communication.
An overhaul of PBS’ weekday schedule opens a window for older viewers to spend a lot more time with public TV.