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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Featured in Category
Greater Public names Joyce MacDonald as CEO
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The announcement brings an end to a two-year search to replace longtime President Doug Eichten.
People
PBS hires education leader, Arkansas network gets new director and more comings and goings
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Sara Schapiro recently helped found Digital Promise, an independent bipartisan nonprofit that backs educational innovation.
Quick Takes
Congressmen aim to generate bipartisan support for letter on CPB funding
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Last year’s letter was signed by a bipartisan group of 132 members of the House.
System/Policy
Fans of PBS Kids gather on Capitol Hill to voice support for federal funding
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Organizers delivered petitions to members of Congress, bearing 660,000 signatures gathered online to save CPB funding.
Featured in Category
Groups to deliver petitions to Congress supporting CPB funding
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The petitions contain more than 660,000 signatures of public broadcasting supporters.
Programs/Content
PBS ‘opened a door’ to other projects with ‘Mercy Street,’ chief programmer says
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PBS’s Beth Hoppe said her team is eyeing other American dramas.
Development
Small, midsize stations make progress with major-donor fundraising
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Small and midsize stations must be especially creative in developing ways to engage and grow their pools of major donors.
Programs/Content
Public radio’s ‘Indivisible’ looks for common ground in post-Trump political climate
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Running for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the show wants to break down stereotypes and misperceptions by soliciting personal stories, not rants, from listeners across the country.
System/Policy
CPB says Trump budget will aim to rescind FY2018 appropriation
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Future appropriations are also at risk.
Quick Takes
West Virginia governor proposes restoring funds for WVPB
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But the governor indicated he expects the state-run network to transition to university oversight.