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UNC-TV GM to join cannabis firm, KQED hires radio director, and other comings and goings
Brian Sickora will join Bob Daino, former CEO of WCNY in Syracuse, N.Y., at Acreage Holdings.Money and history: Why some states lack public radio networks
There’s no simple explanation of why some states have statewide public radio networks while others don’t. But a look at where networks have taken root does suggest a few key factors.Satellite companies propose repacking C-band spectrum to enable sales
NPR has urged the FCC to protect public broadcasters using the spectrum to distribute programming.
INN releases report on nonprofit media sector
The Institute for Nonprofit News report details challenges nonprofit news outlets face in raising funds.Public television pioneer Rick Breitenfeld dies at 87
Breitenfeld's work in the early 1960s helped shape the case for the Public Broadcasting Act.NHPR president Betsy Gardella announces retirement after investigation
Gardella told staffers that she would work off-site until the end of the year.
WBUR’s BizLab will work with public radio stations on revenue experiments
A CPB grant will support six-month projects with six stations.How a trio of revived local websites is expanding public radio's audience
After a purchase earlier this year, the Gothamist websites are helping major-market stations step up their journalism and reach younger readers.Trump approves Labor–HHS support for CPB, interconnection, Ready To Learn
The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.NPR urges FCC to provide 'full reimbursement' for radio stations affected by repack
Local stations "have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack," NPR said in FCC comments.Tennessee stations to launch first statewide emergency datacasting initiative
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security will provide a $2 million grant.For fusion band All-Nite Public Radio, the name points to eclectic influences
"You never know what you'll hear on public radio," says pianist and composer Victor Moore.After merger of PRI and PRX, 'both companies will be affected in some way'
The companies' union is affecting personnel, programming and PRI's relationship with WGBH.Retired GM Patrick Keating dies; developed Florida Channel, National Civic Trust
Keating was also an early supporter of the Digital Convergence Alliance, a joint master control service in Jacksonville, Fla.Wallace to retire from KQED, NPR promotes Charney and other comings and goings
Jo Anne Wallace, VP and GM of KQED Radio, has worked for the San Francisco station since 1990.
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