System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
People
Ashley Montgomery: Serving all Americans means finding unfamiliar voices
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Public media helped Ashley Montgomery make sense of the world in her youth. Now, as a CPB fellow, she’s making sense of the system.
About Current
How we’re working to attract new talent to pubmedia
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Through our jobs site and career fairs, Current is committed to connecting job-seekers with diverse opportunities in public media.
Quick Takes
Chicago station considers channel-share after selling spectrum in auction
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WYCC would continue to broadcast by sharing spectrum with WTTW.
Programs/Content
CPB-backed diversity project draws close scrutiny
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Participants question the structure and leadership of a collaborative reporting project on race, ethnicity and culture that aims to bring more people of color into local newsrooms.
System/Policy
Unexpected funding cut raises stakes for WDET’s fall drive
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The Detroit station aims to raise double what it brought in during last fall’s drive to make up revenue it is losing from its licensee.
Quick Takes
Pioneering public broadcaster Dick Brown dies at 82
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Brown began producing the live “Feedback” show in 1968 on WJCT-FM in Jacksonville, Fla.
Quick Takes
This Dude’s Life: Analysis finds ‘TAL’ gender gap
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Men have spoken nearly two-thirds of the words on ‘This American Life,’ according to a study by The Pudding.
System/Policy
Back-to-back hurricanes sideline Puerto Rico pubcasters
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Hurricane Maria, which left the island without electricity, “has had a catastrophic impact on Puerto Rico’s communications networks,” according to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Programs/Content
Station town halls connect lawmakers and constituents in tense times
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The public broadcasters have found various ways to handle protesters, politicians and outsized community interest.
People
Ethan Bortnick’s latest pledge special extends young musician’s support of public TV
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The 16-year-old pianist and songwriter is a fan of public broadcasting, and the feeling is mutual.