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.
People
KNKX GM Joey Cohn to retire
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Cohn, who led the station through its 2016 bid for independence, expects to leave the station later this year.
People
Comings and goings: NPR hires Western bureau chief, Rocky Mountain Public Media adds two executives …
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Ravenna Koenig, who first joined NPR in 2014 as an intern, became Western bureau chief for the National Desk.
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Obituaries
Robert MacNeil, founding co-anchor of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93
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MacNeil, a television journalist who had the “courage to be boring,” favored substance over flash.
Programs/Content
Accelerator program helps KERA, WNET successfully launch children’s podcasts
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KERA’s “Tiempo Tranquilo” and WNET’s “The Plate Show” were developed as part of PRX’s podcast accelerator program.
System/Policy
Texas Tech Public Media cuts spark concern among university faculty
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The restructuring included layoffs and cuts to local programming.
Programs/Content
Wisconsin Public Radio changes formats
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The change separates music and news on WPR’s 38 stations.
System/Policy
FCC inquiry examines WBAI’s on-air fundraising practices
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The commission is evaluating allegations that programs promoting nutritional supplements and other products violate its standards for noncommercial broadcasting.
System/Policy
From ‘nice’ to ‘necessary’: How to make a case for your university station
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Today’s higher education leaders face unprecedented financial pressures. What is your station doing to help them solve their problems?
Programs/Content
Why our system for valuing podcasts is broken
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The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.