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Conrad White dies at 80; worked on ‘French Chef’ and other WGBH shows
White spent 15 years at the Boston public broadcaster during the 1960s and ’70s.As KPLU seeks survival, KUOW makes plans for acquisition
KUOW shared intentions for KPLU if the Tacoma station can't raise $7 million in six months.PBS’s ‘Mercy Street’ debuts with Amazon streaming deal in place
PBS is pulling out all the stops to promote its first original American drama in over a decade.
Fred Rogers Co. gets $2M for ‘Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood’
Rite Aid Foundation underwriting spots will air before and after each episode and online.‘The Pub’ #51: BJ Leiderman, public radio theme composer
Leiderman relishes his fame, but it’s been a tough high-water mark to reach again.New Jersey network could relinquish spectrum in upcoming FCC auction
The state's broadcasting authority said it “has no intention of exiting public television.”
MacArthur doc grants include public media projects
The 19 grants totaling almost $2.5 million were selected from nearly 500 proposals.Fans and friends rally to help radio artist Joe Frank
Frank has previously suffered from poor health and faces rising medical bills.Four more university licensees file for FCC spectrum auction, a fifth declines
Stations had to file with the FCC by Jan. 12 to be eligible to participate in the auction.'Sesame Street' will look different in its HBO debut
In the run-up to the Jan. 16 debut of Sesame Street on HBO, producers at Sesame Workshop are preparing viewers for big changes to the show.NPR CEO buys Powerball tickets for entire staff
The catch: winnings must be split with NPR.How ethics guidelines can catch freelancers by surprise
How can someone working for a dozen clients with various funding models determine what constitutes a conflict of interest?Currently Curious: Why isn’t there more collaboration between TV and radio?
We take on a reader’s question: What’s getting in the way of more collaboration in the system?A list of public radio talent that’s moved to for-profit media
Expect the list of 37 moves to keep growing.NHPR boosts revamped political coverage with launch of state elections database
The station has spent almost $2 million to expand political reporting ahead of this year’s election.
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