System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
“One of the functions of culture is to help us assign meaning and thereby establish values. If we wish to rebalance our social process, we must act within the cultural arena.”
The stations will share PBS39’s spectrum starting Jan. 5 until the FCC approves the license transfer.
WBUR and licensee Boston University have hired an outside organization to investigate.
A segment with actress Maya Rudolph will replace Keillor.
The West Virginia network estimates it will save $100,000 annually with the shutdown.
The university’s journalism school is exploring how it can expand on its work with ethnic and community media.
Hear a wide-ranging conversation with the “Fresh Air” host about the big issues facing public media.
The station is investigating claims against hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz.
The PBS Board also seated several new members.
Allegations leveled against the creator and former host of “A Prairie Home Companion” don’t fit the pattern of sexual predators who deserved their takedowns.