Development
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
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Development
WYSO gets boost from donor Dave Chappelle — a rare live show
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The comedian is helping out his hometown station during its first months of independence from Antioch College.
People
Greg Petrowich picked as WFYI’s new leader
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Petrowich now leads WSIU Public Broadcasting in Carbondale, Ill.
People
Mitch Teich to lead North Country Public Radio
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Teich has worked for Milwaukee Public Radio since 2006.
Programs/Content
KQED to study how to reach and engage millennials with science media
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The station’s science team teamed up with science communications experts on a three-year, $3 million research project backed by the National Science Foundation.
System/Policy
Union complaint against KUOW dismissed
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A Washington state labor relations agency disagreed with SAG-AFTRA’s claims that KUOW had retaliated against employees for joining a union.
Tech
PRSS rolls out training program that aims to cultivate new generation of public radio engineers
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Station leaders are increasingly saying that the lack of qualified engineers in the system is “keeping them up at night.”
System/Policy
VIA Public Media adds Bucknell U.’s FM station
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VIA Public Media will offer internships and train Bucknell students.
Programs/Content
Current Crossword: ‘Tours de Force’
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Our latest crossword puzzle will have particular appeal for fans of a certain public TV show.
People
With Public Media Rocks, we’re making the ultimate playlist to show off your musical talents
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Do you work in public media and make music? Send us your tunes for compiling into one mega-playlist of pubmedia jams.
People
Comings and goings: Virginia stations choose top execs, Nashville Public Radio hires president…
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The first CFO and chief content officer for the Virginia Foundation for Public Media and Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp. will begin work next month.