Development
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
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Spectrum Auction
Spectrum repack expenses top $1.75 billion fund
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The $2.1 billion total includes $336.6 million requested by 148 public broadcasters.
People
Phil Hoffman: Public media is local
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In a changing media landscape, the future of public media is local, writes WUCF’s Phil Hoffman.
System/Policy
StoryCorps management, employees clash over union representation
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Leaders at the oral-history organization say they don’t think a union is necessary but are willing to recognize it.
System/Policy
NPR, union reach late-night labor agreement
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The agreement will need to be ratified by union members.
Programs/Content
What America do public TV’s documentaries represent?
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A new study finds that documentaries co-produced and funded by the Independent Television Service are made by women and people of color more often than other forms of media.
System/Policy
NPR union employees ramp up campaign as contract deadline nears
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A temporary contract expires at midnight.
People
This senior retired to Florida to … work?
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Michael Hirsh may be the most overqualified journalism intern working today.
System/Policy
CPB director accuses public broadcasting of ‘identity politics’ in latest op-ed
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Howard Husock continues his public criticism of CPB and federal funding for pubcasting.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee recommends $445M for CPB in 2020
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The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.
People
APM retools upper ranks, WGBY gets new GM and other comings and goings
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New hires at American Public Media include an audience development SVP.