System/Policy
Vegas PBS seeks to dismiss lawsuits filed by former employee
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The lawsuits filed by a former director of digital marketing accuse station leaders and other parties of defamation and discrimination.
North Dakota’s Prairie Public dodges bill threatening to end state funding
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A bill attempting to end state funding for public broadcasting failed to make it out of committee.
System/Policy
Oklahoma governor seeks to phase out OETA, citing programming that ‘overly sexualizes’ children
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“I don’t think Oklahomans want to use their tax dollars to indoctrinate kids,” Gov. Kevin Stitt said.
Programs/Content
WCNY’s ‘CommunityFM’ stream brings new focus to HD channels, digital content
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The station in Syracuse, N.Y., has started a stream of programs “about local people, local perspectives and positive stories about the community.”
People
Regina Dean set to retire from WUOT
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Dean will retire Friday after 42 years in public radio.
Development
Donor conversion grows with addition of NPR Network option on NPR.org
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“What this tells us, really, is we’re headed in the right direction,” said NPR CDO Leora Hanser.
Programs/Content
APT brings seasons 8–10 of ‘Doc Martin’ to PBS Passport and broadcast
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New episodes of the popular British series will be available to public TV viewers starting July 1.
Programs/Content
Black Public Media awards $225,000 for films on queer artists, figure skaters and more
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The grants were announced Thursday during BPM’s PitchBLACK Awards.
Tech
Datacasting, ATSC 3.0 create new questions for pubcasters
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In a Q&A, lawyers Melodie Virtue and Brad Deutsch discuss what’s next for pubcasters experimenting with ATSC 3.0 and what questions are still too new to even have answers yet.
People
Aileen Alfandary, tenacious ‘force multiplier’ for journalism, retires
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As co-director of news at Pacifica’s KPFA, Alfandary has endured “utter chaos” at the station while training generations of reporters.
People
Comings and goings: John Sutton leaves Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp., MPT hires managing director of content …
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John Sutton is leaving the parent organization of WESA and WYEP to become interim CCO at New England Public Media.