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KUER classical host Gene Pack dies at 86
The longtime host delighted classical listeners for more than four decades.FCC draft plan for repack aid turns down PBS request, favors assistance to TV stations
The commission declined to reimburse wireless provider T-Mobile and left reimbursing radio stations a lower priority.Experiments with 360 video prepare stations for next wave of innovation
Broadcasters in Nebraska, Texas and Florida are learning how to engage viewers with immersive media productions.
Colorado Public Radio acquires local Spirited Media website
“Denverite provides extensive coverage of what’s happening in the city, giving CPR News even more opportunity to focus on stories with statewide interest,” said CPR Executive Editor Kevin Dale.How public media should read the Luminary news
Whether the on-demand audio startup succeeds or fails, it’s great news for public media, though your nerves might beg to differ. Here’s why.'PBS NewsHour' to expand with new bureau at Cronkite School in Phoenix
The expansion is part of the show's push to become an around-the-clock news provider.
WNET takes over NJ Spotlight for collaboration with NJTV
Reporters for NJ Spotlight and NJTV, the public TV network operated by WNET in the state, will collaborate on broadcast and online content.APT selects first local programs for new ‘Hometown Create’ feature
“Hometown Create” will include full-length cooking, travel, gardening and other how-to shows produced by local stations.6 tips for holding a public media listening tour
"Don’t try to tack listening onto a performance or 'normal' event — make listening the entire point."NPR and member stations team up on incubation lab to tackle system challenges
Staffers at NPR and member stations will work full-time in four-month stints to address digital engagement, network collaboration and on-demand audio.Owner of Miami’s WLRN narrows options for future governance
One outcome discussed at a meeting Wednesday would maintain the Miami-Dade school district's ownership of WLRN, while the other looks toward independence.Targeted-ad tax could revitalize U.S. journalism, Free Press says
The media-reform advocate has proposed a tax on targeted digital ad revenues to create a multibillion-dollar Public Interest Media Endowment Fund.Employees at WBUR vote to join SAG-AFTRA union
Ninety-six percent of eligible employees voted in favor of joining.Felde pens kids' mystery, APM Podcasts gets new editor, and other comings and goings
Kitty Felde, who covered Capitol Hill for public radio, has written a children’s mystery book, "Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza."Vegas PBS seeks 'sense of place' in project to save residents' photos
The station wants residents to bring old photos to community events, documenting the history of Las Vegas and its relationship with water.
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