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Public broadcasters memorialize Bobbi English by creating award for work in early childhood education
Each recipient's local station will receive a $15,000 grant from Sesame Workshop to advance its work in early childhood education.Current kicks off 2020 with NewsMatch boost to pubmedia coverage
Together, we raised more than $60,000 to support our service to public media.CPB funds major research project on teenage media usage
Findings will help public media’s content creators and stations connect with school-aged children and teens.
James Morgese: ‘Respect the core mission, vision and values that got us to this point over time’
Let the values that have defined public broadcasting's services to the American public guide your work, says the outgoing GM of PBS Utah.Long-running Memphis jazz station prepares for format change, move off campus
Under new management, WUMR will expand its musical offerings and add news from a local online-only startup.Get inspired with our huge list of local content and engagement projects
Stations and nonprofit news organizations have submitted more than 350 projects to our Local That Works competitions. See what they've been up to and steal their ideas.
Neglected beats get a boost as more newsrooms take on Report for America members
More than 35 public media outlets will add reporting capacity this year with help from the AmeriCorps-styled nonprofit initiative.With a community fair, California's CapRadio tests a new approach to local reporting
By teaming up with an elementary school, the station drew out residents' memories and thoughts about an often misunderstood neighborhood.NPR's Keith Woods promoted to chief diversity officer
Woods will help NPR "build a more diverse and inclusive organization."Jim Lehrer, 'PBS NewsHour' co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
Lehrer hosted "NewsHour" for 36 years before retiring in 2011.‘From the Top’ names new host
Peter Dugan has been guest-hosting the show since 2018.With televised lessons, Oklahoma station helps to keep fading Cherokee language alive
RSU Public TV in Claremore is working with the Cherokee Nation on the semester-long class, which students can take for college credit.Programmers work to free PBS' back catalog from lockdown
Some stations have been surprised to learn that snags with usage windows are blocking their access to previously aired shows.For journalists, shift in Minnesota law raises questions about primary voting
The requirement that voters declare a party affiliation — and the fact that parties can obtain that information — has some journalists planning to sit out the primary.‘The World’ receives CPB grant for project on young Latino voters
Reporters at public radio stations will contribute to "Every 30 Seconds."
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