System/Policy
Senate Appropriations Committee recommends level funding for CPB
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The committee splits from the House proposal to zero out public media’s funding.
This PBS fan watched every episode of ‘American Experience’
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Shane Hunt, a friends board member for Idaho PBS and a dean at Idaho State University, achieved the feat this spring.
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Engagement
For Syracuse’s The Stand, a resident’s crusade against violence became a story with impact
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The hyperlocal publication enlisted community members to tell the story of Bernard Cannon, who takes weapons off the streets of Syracuse’s South Side.
People
Comings and goings: NPR promotes Lori Kaplan to VP, PBS SoCal/KCET names SVP …
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Kaplan, who joined NPR in 1997, became the network’s VP of audience insights.
Development
NPR to launch donation option for the NPR Network
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The option allows digital natives “to give to what they love,” said NPR CDO Leora Hanser.
Programs/Content
KCUR aims for new audiences with its first investigative podcast, ‘Overlooked’
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“This is a story for anybody who cares about justice and cares about … holding people to account,” said Holly Edgell, managing editor for the Midwest Newsroom.
Programs/Content
With ‘Our Body Politic,’ Farai Chideya opens a new conversation about American politics
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By centering its coverage on women of color, the radio show and podcast digs deep to bring new voices and perspectives to public media.
People
California state senator Connie Leyva to lead KVCR
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Leyva will be the station’s sixth leader since 2013.
Obituaries
Alan Ross, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s ‘Spectrum West,’ dies at 73
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During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.
Programs/Content
Firesign Theater’s Phil Proctor returns to radio on Pacifica’s KPFK
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More than 50 years after “the Beatles of comedy” debuted on the Los Angeles station, Proctor is taking his podcast on the air.
System/Policy
Change is slow, but pubcasters are ready to become anchors of local news ecosystems
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“The current strength and vitality of public media took decades to come to fruition,” write the authors of a new study. “Because organizations and media systems take time to mature, funders and industry leaders should continue to take the long view in the task of rebuilding local news.”
People
Comings and goings: Austin PBS names CCO, Connecticut Public promotes host to VP …
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Sara Robertson most recently worked as SVP of production at the Texas station.