System/Policy
How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
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With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
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At BizLab Summit, stations share lessons from experiments with new income streams
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The center for pubmedia innovation is urging participants to “fail fast” with bold efforts to find new revenue sources.
System/Policy
Update to fee model ties NPR’s income to station donor revenue
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The network’s board approved last week a shift from basing station fees on broadcast audience, an effort to create a more “forward-looking” approach.
People
Comings and goings: PBS adds two VPs, Neary prepares to retire from NPR …
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Neary joined NPR in 1982 as a newscaster and later became the network’s first religion correspondent.
Tech
NPR asks FCC to let more stations boost digital signals
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The network argues that more flexibility in how the FCC grants such requests would “strengthen the existing digital radio ecosystem.”
Programs/Content
‘Growing Bolder’ producers tweak self-help genre to promote healthy aging lifestyle in pledge
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“Launchpad to What’s Next” combines motivational talks with online tools and resources to “convert the inspiration into action,” says founder and host Marc Middleton.
System/Policy
In FCC proceeding, APTS makes case for aiding FirstNet
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“To leave public television stations … on the sidelines of the FirstNet infrastructure is to ignore a robust, reliable and ubiquitous partner whose public safety capabilities have proven effective in a variety of critical use cases,” APTS told the FCC.
People
WETA promotes John Wilson to SVP
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Wilson began supervising the station’s national productions on an interim basis in September.
People
‘Radiolab’ co-host Robert Krulwich will retire in January
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Krulwich said his decision to retire was not because “anything bad has happened, more like the opposite.”
System/Policy
Miami school board postpones vote on management of WLRN
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A bid from South Florida PBS was challenged by fundraising group Friends of WLRN.
System/Policy
University of Memphis approves transfer of WUMR license
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The new owner is a collaboration between two local organizations.