System/Policy
NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
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“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
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People
Robert Siegel to leave ‘All Things Considered’ host chair
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Siegel will step down in January.
Programs/Content
Survey by kids’ podcasts group sheds light on listening habits
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Kids not only listen frequently — sometimes re-listening to episodes multiple times — but engage deeply with the content.
Quick Takes
Nevada Public Radio programs new Reno signal with contemporary music
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The broadcaster purchased the station last year.
People
AIR grows its staff, Nashville’s Curley sets retirement and other comings and goings in public media
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AIR’s new program director comes from “American Experience.”
Quick Takes
One executive to leave CPB while two get new duties
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“We need strong leadership to ensure we are as effective as possible,” CPB President Pat Harrison said.
KMTP
San Francisco’s KMTP angles for channel-share after winning $87M in spectrum auction
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KMTP will create an endowment and use the proceeds to acquire access to wireless spectrum.
Tech
Grant will fund study of driverless cars’ possible impact on public media
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As the technology comes closer to adoption, a team of public media colleagues wants to ensure the system is getting ready.
System/Policy
Survey of station equipment finds public TV lacks capital for upgrades
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Costs of equipment replacement are projected to reach $256 million by 2019, as aging transmitters reach their end of life.
System/Policy
Pubcasters praise two FCC votes affecting noncommercial stations
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Pubcasters were spared from providing certain details about board members and excluded from new rules governing on-air fundraising for other nonprofits.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #93: Where will all the spectrum auction money go?
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The billions that noncommercial stations won isn’t enough to transform the entire public media system, but it will absolutely transform the handful of stations lucky enough to have held valuable spectrum in crowded markets.