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With book sales rising, literary content can appeal to public radio's well-read audience
"Let's hear more authors' diverse views and voices on-air. Let's not let video gaming and tablet surfing displace our imaginations exploring books."Employees at Maine Public accept voluntary retirement offers
Executives are aiming to get ahead of long-term budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.With disputes going public, creators ponder ownership stakes in their podcasts
“The power dynamic is off in a way that doesn’t account for the world that we’re in today."
Staffers at The Current, Classical MPR look to unionize
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.American Archive ‘edit-a-thons’ enhance Wikipedia with pubmedia content
The partnership is mutually beneficial: Wikipedia becomes more reliable, and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting exposes its content to a wider audience.Programmers are filling holes left by ‘Live From Here' — and some want more choices
As stations turn to local music shows and national talk and entertainment offerings, "everyone's looking for a hit."
Tim Eby is out as St. Louis Public Radio GM
A spokesperson for the station's licensee said in a statement that the leadership change “represents the first step toward resetting the direction and operation of the station to more closely align with the mission and values of the university.”Comings and goings: PBS announces new board members, Rob Hilbert named Iowa PBS Foundation president …
Three leaders of major-market public TV stations joined the network's board.Five finalists will vie for the $20,000 Local that Works grand prize
Entries related to COVID-19, at-home learning, police misconduct and stories of immigrants and incarcerated people rose to the top.Pennsylvania PBS pilots datacasting’s capabilities for at-home learning
Pennsylvania's governor recently announced an $8 million grant to Pennsylvania PBS to build datacasting capabilities for the seven-station public TV network to support distance learning in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education.Radio Milwaukee launches podcast about its city's systemic racism
"By Every Measure" takes a data-driven approach to uncovering Milwaukee's racial disparities.Kevin Crane resigns as CEO of Nashville Public Television
Crane joined the station in 2000 and was named its leader in 2017.American Public Media Group CEO Jon McTaggart will step down
McTaggart will continue to lead the organization until a successor is in place.Record-setting BTS Tiny Desk inspires donations to public radio
In just 25 minutes, the video broke the record for the most-viewed Tiny Desk performance within 24 hours of premiering.Remodel of 'Action Auction' brings new generation of supporters to annual fundraiser
The annual live broadcast, a community-building tradition for southwestern Ohio’s CET and ThinkTV stations, completed its first fundraiser Saturday using online bidding and far less airtime.
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