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Why public radio stations should care about the TV spectrum auction
The auction’s biggest impact will be on public TV, but a consultant warns that radio could experience fallout.‘The Pub’ #46: Why NPR’s studio mic sounds better than yours
Our Thanksgiving re-podcast includes an interview with NPR’s chief audio engineer.Simulation will predict impact of spectrum auction on pubcasters
Consultants will draw on data to estimate the likelihood that the FCC will purchase a public TV station’s spectrum and how much that spectrum could be worth.
KPLU advisory board votes against sale
The board meeting gave staffers and community members a chance to voice their unhappiness about the sale.A new health podcast from WNYC Studios tries to engage listeners beyond the usual call-ins
One avenue: Only Human partnered with a hearing-test iPhone app and encourages listeners to share their data with the show.A host whose commitment to his station goes beyond skin deep
Thanks to a listener donation, Washington, D.C.’s Kojo Nnamdi got inked.
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Your support will help us continue to tell the stories and provide the analysis you’ve come to expect.CPB elevates Altman, 'Invisibilia’ gets third host, and other comings and goings in public media
Author Hanna Rosin will join Alix Spiegel and Lulu Miller on the second season of Invisibilia.Smart Spectrum Summit explores broadcasting’s role in emergencies
The Smart Spectrum Summit, the first of its kind, brought together public and commercial broadcasters, telecom policymakers, equipment manufacturers, digital technologists and other stakeholders.‘The Pub’ #45: Audible’s Martha Little says public media should be ‘feminized’
Little says public media workplaces work better when they’re flatter and more collaborative.Pittsburgh stations merge under single nonprofit
The stations were already connected but had separate status as nonprofits.Two pubmedia leaders honored at Public Radio Super Regional conference
Mark Fuerst and Randy Wright were recognized for their contributions.NPR board of directors to expand, add public directors
NPR's board of directors will soon add six members, with four coming from the public and two from within the system.What do public media’s top executives earn?
Current’s survey of financial documents found a gender gap and disagreements about CPB’s guidelines for disclosure.Change to CPB rules asks stations to share more about executive salaries
A change to CPB’s Community Service Grant provisions aims at having all eligible stations post salary information for top executives on their websites.
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