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Public media welcomes president’s proposed budget
The proposed budget would increase interconnection funding by $10 million.NPR board to consider change to transmission fees
If approved, stations will pay based on revenue instead of a flat fee.Producers rethink children’s TV shows to appeal to digitally savvy youngsters
To keep pace, creators of new and legacy shows must think far beyond the television screen.
Public TV pilot to feature performances from D.C. venue
Live at 9:30 Hosted by Squarespace will include live music, interviews, short films and comedy.PBS hones focus on education, shifts responsibility among top staffers
The moves “are about education, engagement and efficiency,” said COO Jonathan Barzilay.Pubcasters fear FCC ruling could deter board members from serving
“This is the nightmare we have been fighting against for years.”
Three Great Lakes stations form reporting partnership
The collaboration will cover health and the economic importance of the Great Lakes to the region.NPR’s Scott Simon takes break to write book with Tony Bennett
Three guest hosts will take over for Simon on Weekend Edition during his six-week absence.Lawson and Theriault to leave CPB in May; Tovares will oversee content
“Their contributions to CPB and to public media as a whole have been remarkable,” said CPB‘s president.Bill Siemering on his legacy: “Everything that I intended really has come true”
The co-founder of NPR considers how public media has grown since he wrote a renowned mission statement.Dobson heads NPR’s International Desk, KUED hires content director and other comings and goings in public media
Most recently Will Dobson served as Washington bureau chief for Slate.Audible’s Martha Little on why office hierarchy needs to go
The pubmedia veteran says media workplaces function better when they‘re “feminized.”Audience Engine creator merges with radio playlist company Spinitron
The merger is the latest step in Audience Engine’s plan to help noncommercial radio stations increase engagement and fundraising.Don't ‘radiosplain’ and other ways to report on communities that aren’t your own
Reporting on communities that aren’t yours requires you to do more than just go to the soul food brunch or record a few audio bytes of a Chinese New Year celebration.With focus on local service, PBS Charlotte digs out of $1M hole
The station turned a profit last year, two years ahead of schedule.
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