Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Quick Takes
Weekly roundup: Serial, Sound Medicine and community radio
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Plus a marriage proposal delivered by pledge drive.
People
Proffitt to lead Pacifica, Public Media Women’s leadership program begins, and other comings and goings in public media
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Johnny Simmons has retired after working for 35 years at KUSP Santa Cruz, Calif.
State funding
Pennsylvania pubTV could see funding restored six years after being zeroed out
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For the first time since state funding was cut in 2009, Pennsylvania’s eight public television stations could see funding restored as Gov. Tom Wolf included $4 million in his proposed budget.
System/Policy
What’s new for stations under the latest webcasting royalties agreement
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The new deal means increased reporting for some stations.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub #12: Authenticity is the new authority; Focusing on local news; Fixing the news director shortage
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A Republican CPB board member suggests that public media shift more resources toward local news.
CPB
House resolution calls for zeroing out CPB funding; Senate resolution keeps it intact
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U.S. House of Representatives pass budget resolution calling for zeroing out of CPB funding.
NPR
NPR, technicians’ union agree on contract
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The new contract drops several proposals opposed by the union.
People
Bob Parlocha, jazz radio host, dies at 76
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Parlocha hosted Jazz With Bob Parlocha, syndicated by the WFMT Radio Network in Chicago.
FCC
Public radio outlets ask FCC for pass on online public files
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Maintaining online public files would be too big a burden for some radio stations, pubcasters argue.
System/Policy
Stations face 2.5 percent dues hike in PBS’s proposed 2016 budget
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If approved, the proposed assessment increase will go toward general audience programming.