System/Policy
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
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Programs/Content
PBS partners with Google on educational tool
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PBS joins National Geographic, HHMI Biointeractive and Mission Blue for a series of interactive “stories.”
Quick Takes
WGBH show will aim to help kids think like computers
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“Monkeying Around” is expected to be available to air in 2019.
About Current
Who’s on first? The A-list of Universal subscribers to Current
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Here’s a roll call of the stations that have decided to get a Universal subscription to Current.
Programs/Content
Spectrum auction proceeds will back reboot of Native TV network
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First Nations Experience will become a beneficiary of auction proceeds through parent station KVCR in San Bernardino, Calif.
System/Policy
LBJ Library honors public broadcasting’s history with new exhibit
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The “On the Air” exhibit’s opening day event drew families eager to meet Elmo and Big Bird.
Development
Greater Public relaunches tool to help stations with online fundraising
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Greater Public is updating its Online Revenue Detector with questions about mobile fundraising.
spectrum auction
Philadelphia TV station will become grantmaker with spectrum auction winnings
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The foundation formed from WYBE plans to share its proceeds with other Philadelphia-area nonprofits.
People
Teya Ryan: Being a stay-at-home mom prepared me to lead GPB
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Georgia Public Broadcasting CEO Teya Ryan says that leaving CNN to stay at home with her daughter helped her understand GPB’s mandate.
System/Policy
T-Mobile will foot bill for repacking public TV translators
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The agreement covers equipment, engineering, installation and legal fees.
Programs/Content
WNYC teams with ‘Broad City’ star, MoMA on art podcast
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“A Piece of Work” debuts July 10.