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Community group cites value of reduced staff costs in bid for KPLU
The proposal would lower the amount Friends of 88.5 FM needs to raise by June 30.Radio’s first spoken weather forecast, brought to you by St. Louis University
Though documents disagree on the exact date, most record April 27, 1921, as the date of the first voice transmission of a weather forecast by radio.Public television documentaries score three Peabody honors
PBS won a total of five Peabody Awards this month.
A station CEO on the struggle to find public TV’s “driving force”
Steve Bass of Oregon Public Broadcasting reflects on the relationship of PBS and its member stations in the face of digital disruption.Karl Schmidt, radio dramatist and longtime Wisconsin host, dies at 93
Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.New content initiative in Louisiana helps children parlent français
Some 4,500 students attend primary and secondary French-immersion programs at 30 schools statewide.
Steve Julian, KPCC ‘Morning Edition’ host, dies at 57
Julian joined the station in 2000.Two-night PBS special will examine growth of gun violence
Each broadcast will feature an Independent Lens documentary followed by a town hall.New public TV debate series invites viewers to rethink their opinions
WGBH’s Point Taken uses polling and social media to engage viewers in issues of the day.WTTW’s licensee anticipates break-even year after budget cuts
The organization cut over $800,000 in expenses in February.NPR project will bring more program info to on-screen displays
MetaPub will deliver richer metadata to radios, streaming listeners and smartphone apps.WBUR’s new twist on shorter pledge drives pays off
The drive raised over $1 million with only 26.2 hours of on-air fundraising.Public media pays tribute to Prince
Minnesota’s The Current is playing his entire catalog.‘The Pub’ #62: Jay Rosen on his love-hate relationship with public media
Rosen is frustrated by how often reporters seem to cover controversies without trying to discover which side is right.TV and radio stations, working together? It’s possible — and potentially powerful
“Focus more on the community-service angle rather than production challenges.”
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