Development
August CDP Index: Inconsistent high-dollar performance, new donor challenges mean rough start for fiscal year
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As audiences decline, pledge has dropped for all station types across the last five years.
Why public media’s past might be its future
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To succeed in the world of on-demand media choices, public media organizations need to return their focus to creating original local content.
System/Policy
Unions for freelance writers seek new deal with GBH, WNET and PBS SoCal
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The public television freelance agreement expires Oct. 9.
System/Policy
What visiting 13 radio stations taught me about serving our communities
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How do we earn people’s trust? We do it by serving their genuine human needs.
Congress
CPB defunding and reauthorization are scary. We should talk about them anyway.
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It’s time to get over the Beetlejuice effect — we need to drag the monster out from under the bed, look it in the eyes and call it by name.
People
Valley PBS names Robert Mollison CEO
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Mollison joined Valley PBS in 2020 and most recently worked as COO.
System/Policy
KDHX settles lawsuit, but critics of leadership question whether change is possible
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The settlement allows two members representing KDHX hosts and volunteers to be seated on the station’s board.
People
Comings and goings: Carla McCabe to join PBS board, NPR hires ‘Backstop’ editor …
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McCabe will join the PBS board later this month.
Programs/Content
New podcast from Brian Reed probes big questions about journalism
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“The show is me having a midlife career crisis as a journalist,” says Reed, host and EP of “Question Everything,” a biweekly podcast slated to release Sept. 12.
Programs/Content
HBCU Week initiative receives $1.2M from CPB, plans local programming around 2025 Thurgood Marshall doc
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In addition to Maryland Public Television, other stations partnering for the initiative this year are WABE in Atlanta, PBS North Carolina, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, South Carolina ETV and WHUT in Washington, D.C.
Programs/Content
StoryCorps scales up initiative to bridge political divides
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The One Small Step projects aims to help participants realize that “no matter what side you are on across the political spectrum, most people are just sane, normal human beings and that our neighbors are not our enemies,” says StoryCorps founder and president Dave Isay.
System/Policy
NPR budget boosted by development revenue
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Income from current fiscal year development activities is projected to top 17% over FY23.