System/Policy
North Dakota’s Prairie Public dodges bill threatening to end state funding
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A bill attempting to end state funding for public broadcasting failed to make it out of committee.
FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
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In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, Chairman Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting announcements may “cross the line” into advertising.
People
Comings and goings: South Carolina ETV names CCO, Nashville Public Radio staffs daily news show …
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Tabitha Safdi is also chair of the PBS Digital Media Advisory Council.
Programs/Content
WETA to take control of ‘NewsHour Weekend’ with Geoff Bennett as host
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The weekday “NewsHour” and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.
Programs/Content
Extraterrestrial radio dramas are taking off at Nevada Public Radio
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The genre has become an annual offering from Nevada Public Radio after the station tried it out during the pandemic.
Diversity
How to sustain source diversity tracking in your organization
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You’ve started tracking the diversity of your sources. Hooray! Now, there are a few things you and your newsroom can do to make sure that source diversity tracking becomes a lasting habit.
People
Central Vermont Community Radio hires station manager
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CVCR’s WGDR/WGDH gained independence earlier this year.
People
How Cokie Roberts landed at NPR: ‘They wanted her included because they loved her’
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In an excerpt from his new book, “Cokie: A Life Well Lived,” Steve Roberts recounts how Cokie Roberts overcame obstacles in her path to working at NPR with some help from “the old girls’ network.”
Programs/Content
‘Criminal’ will leave Radiotopia to join Vox Media
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The move will allow Criminal Productions to expand its staff and namesake podcast.
People
Comings and goings: Maribel Lopez leads PBS Digital Studios, Melissa Wright to leave TPT …
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Lopez most recently worked for TPT in St. Paul, Minn.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2022: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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This year’s Pipeline list includes 121 series and specials in the works for January 2022 and beyond.
Obituaries
NPR editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
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“She was ferociously intelligent, sardonically funny and made your day better by merely existing.”