Burlington Free Press columnist Sam Hemingway writes: “Famous and not-so-famous people take note: If you’re looking for the right way to deal with a messy situation, the Moyers’ model is the one to emulate.”

Sirius Satellite Radio’s stock dropped yesterday after the company warned it might have to seek bankruptcy protection next year if it can’t raise new funds, Reuters reports. (Read the company’s latest quarterly report.) Sirius carries both NPR and PRI programming.

Bill Moyers pleaded guilty Monday to the reduced plea of negligent driving after a July 27 incident in Vermont. He’ll pay fines of at least $750 and may also perform community service as part of his sentence, the Bennington Banner reported.

Technicians at NPR ratified the latest union contract proposal today, 88 percent voting yes.

Minnesota Public Radio brings “adult beverages” to the table as part of a three-station collaboration on programming, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

David Barsamian and Pat Aufderheide appeared on Pacifica’s Democracy Now! Friday to discuss the state of public broadcasting.

Hit Entertainment, Barney’s new keeper, plans a $6 million promo campaign, 16 new toys and a 70-city stage tour to accompany 20 new Barney & Friends episodes on PBS, the New York Times reports. Barney’s audiences today are half of their 1996-97 size.

The FCC dismissed some applications for noncommercial stations and translators Friday. The dismissed applicants failed to supply required updates to earlier applications, the agency says. (PDF, .doc, .txt.)

Former Sesame Street actor and producer Matthew T. Robinson Jr. passed away Aug. 5.

Garry Trudeau ribs NPR in Saturday’s Doonesbury.

Garrison Keillor is setting up shop in an old St. Paul radio studio and has formed Grand Prairie LLP, an umbrella company for his various enterprises, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Nickelodeon purchased Sesame Workshop’s 50 percent stake in Noggin, the network aimed at “tweens,” Variety reports. Sesame will continue to produce programming for the network.

Quil Lawrence of public radio’s The World discusses war reporting with the Boston Globe.

President Bush bypassed the Senate Aug. 6 and installed Cheryl Halpern to the CPB Board while she was still awaiting confirmation, reports the Washington Post.

NPR commentator Cokie Roberts has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will undergo six months of chemotherapy, reports the Washington Post.