System/Policy
GBH, community group reach tentative agreement on sale of CAI home
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The Woods Hole Community Association plans to close on the GBH-owned building Thursday.
December CDP Index: High-dollar gifts stabilize revenue amid sliding new donors, Passport usage
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The New Donor Index continues to be an area of concern, declining 12.3% overall.
System/Policy
NPR plans conservative budget following down year in revenue
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NPR is “budgeting conservatively as we get past some of the economic uncertainty that’s happening right now,” said CFO Daphne Kwon.
People
NPR CEO John Lansing to retire
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“John has faced the highs and lows with grace and equanimity,” said NPR Board Chair Jeff Sine.
System/Policy
All-digital PBS Appalachia Virginia taps into regional pride for programs and funding
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The startup delivering PBS and local programs to southwestern Virginia aims to build a new model for public media in rural areas.
System/Policy
CapRadio cuts staff, citing financial challenges
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The station said work on three projects over the past five years coincided with “economic uncertainty.”
Programs/Content
TED teams with Detroit Public TV to explore responses to climate change
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The city where car culture began stars in a documentary about how to get out of “this mess we find ourselves in,” says David Biello, TED science curator.
System/Policy
NPR will merge news and programming divisions
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CEO John Lansing said the move will ensure NPR is “more united than ever in our efforts to strengthen our network and succeed in our mission to reach our current and future audiences wherever they consume NPR content.”
System/Policy
Legislature’s review of audit stalls proposed raise for Arkansas PBS CEO
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The audit raised questions among legislators about the state network’s procurement practices.
Obituaries
WETA host and fundraiser John Begeny dies at 54
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Begeny held the role of executive director of multimedia fundraising at WETA and co-hosted the show “If You Lived Here.”
Programs/Content
NPR to end local versions of ‘Consider This’ podcast
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“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”