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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Programs/Content
Hosts familiar to public media filling ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-anchor slots
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NPR’s Steve Inskeep joins Judy Woodruff on tonight’s broadcast.
NPR
How a podcast pitch became a casting call for NPR announcer
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When university instructor Chioke I’Anson began talking, NPR’s Izzi Smith was “dumbstruck” by his voice.
Programs/Content
Rocky Mountain PBS partners with Weather Channel for local news and weather
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The video service adopted by RMPBS provides short segments of hyperlocal content.
Programs/Content
South Dakota station takes ‘next step’ in state reporting with portal and app
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Viewers and listeners can access live webcasts, news, meeting minutes and agendas for more than 100 boards and commissions.
Programs/Content
Indianapolis station expands health reporting
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WFYI’s newsroom will grow from 11 staff to 15.
Obituaries
Rich Conaty, host of WFUV’s ‘Big Broadcast,’ dies at 62
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Conaty hosted the show for more than four decades.
System/Policy
GOP commissioners signal intent to review reporting requirements for public broadcasters
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Under a Republican-controlled FCC, public broadcasters will get a new hearing for their objections to disclosures required of station board members.
Stations
Maine tower engineer leads rescue for hopelessly tangled moose
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Jeffrey Mahaney knew what he had to do. He drove two hours to the far-flung site and snowshoed off-road to the tower.
System/Policy
Rhode Island Public Radio to acquire license from UMass Dartmouth
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The new signal will nearly double the station’s coverage.
Quick Takes
Grants support 10 Latino projects headed for public media distribution
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Projects range from a web series of three-minute videos to several 90-minute documentary films.