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Chicago Public Media reportedly eyeing purchase of WKCC
Kankakee Community College announced in June that it would try to sell the station.How two of pubmedia’s youngest station leaders got where they are
Michelle Srbinovich and Emily Martin Loya discuss the challenges they’ve faced as younger leaders and share advice for peers looking to move up.Subject of ‘Kind Hearted Woman’ public TV documentary dies at 38
The two-part film aired in April 2013 as a joint production of Frontline and Independent Lens.
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.How you can keep Current flowing
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.
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