System/Policy
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.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Quick Takes
It’s time for TV stations to decide about the spectrum auction
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Stations have 32 hours — from 10 a.m. Monday until 6 p.m. Tuesday EDT — to let the FCC know.
Programs/Content
Collaborations between radio, TV expand coverage but have limits
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National producers and networks are finding ways to work across media, despite challenges posed by technology.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #59: The case for NPR stations in a post-radio world
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How do NPR and stations maintain a mutually beneficial coexistence?
Quick Takes
WNYE-TV won’t participate in FCC spectrum auction
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The FCC’s opening bid for WNYE to relinquish all its spectrum is $770.2 million.
Obituaries
Veteran public TV staffer Charles Coates dies; worked as NOC supervisor
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“Charles was passionate about PBS and was a leader among his peers,” PBS said.
People
NPR hires WNYC’s Thomas Hjelm as chief digital officer
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Hjelm comes from New York Public Radio, where he serves as executive vice president and chief digital officer.
System/Policy
NEH grants include online archive project for public radio’s StoryCorps
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Shakespeare Uncovered also got funding for a third season on PBS.
Quick Takes
Washington’s WAMU restructures newsroom
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The station will structure coverage around five beats.
Quick Takes
APM asks stations to help promote revamped ‘Prairie Home’
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APM hopes the program will attract new and diverse audiences.
Programs/Content
Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates on their new films and race in America
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The filmmaker and PBS host engaged in a wide-ranging discussion in Washington, D.C.