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.
Programs/Content
Series hosted by David Eisenhower aims to restore nonpartisan debate to television
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The show is marketed as an antidote to the talking points and shouting matches of cable news.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #57: Music Rights 101 with The Current’s Leah Garaas
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If you think music rights are a simple matter, you’re probably doing it wrong.
Programs/Content
‘Whad’Ya Know?’ to end production after 31 years
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The show has seen a substantial drop in carriage and audience.
System/Policy
NPR distribution wing prepares request for interconnection upgrade
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Plans to make the satellite-based network more efficient are expected to top $50 million.
Programs/Content
‘America’s Test Kitchen’ announces public TV program’s first co-hosts
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“Viewers for the screen tests loved it when we were on together.”
People
Travel host Rick Steves describes a business model based on generosity
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Steves has made a name for himself simply by sharing his enthusiasm for experiencing other cultures.
People
APTS seats board leadership, Newshour reporter moves to Wisconsin Public Radio, and other comings and goings in public media
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Also, WFAE-FM in Charlotte, N.C., has appointed three new senior staffers.
Obituaries
Craig Windham, NPR newscaster, dies at 66
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Windham died unexpectedly Sunday from a pulmonary embolism.
Programs/Content
Study reveals surprising diversity among public TV viewership
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Data examined by TRAC Media Services “refute mischaracterizations of public TV’s audience as homogeneously white retired folk.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #56: Mark Stencel on how public media can corner the fact-checking market
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A practical guide on how, when and what to fact-check, and what to do when your fact-checks are inevitably challenged.