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Public radio needs more weekend hits, and fast
With the current weekend powerhouses getting on in years, it's time for some new programs that can build audience.Former CPB IG Konz dies; known for Kenneth Tomlinson report
Kenneth Konz retired from CPB in May 2013 after 15 years as its Inspector General.WFMU’s Audience Engine aims to help make public media sustainable
The content management system is designed to aid content creators in growing audience and digital fundraising.
Guardian News & Media launching mobile innovation lab with $2.6M Knight grant
Results will be shared with the news industry as a whole.A CPB board member urges pubmedia to fill void in local news
“Local journalism is a niche that is being neglected by the commercial marketplace.”CPB hires communications head, and more comings and goings in public media
And Michael May, a radio producer and instructor, is the first senior producer for NPR’s Storytelling Lab initiative.
Hello neighbor, nice baseball jersey you have there
Baseball uniforms paying tribute to Mister Rogers’ famous red cardigan take to the field next month at a special minor-league game.Court denies NAB challenge to aspects of spectrum auction
FCC Chair Wheeler said the decision provides "the certainty necessary to proceed apace toward a successful auction in the first quarter of next year.”Women's podcasting festival brings together ‘kindred spirits’
Attendees seeking hands-on help batted around ideas and refined pitches with top producers, directors and hosts.WBEZ cuts afternoon program, bolsters morning show
The station laid off the show's host and reassigned staff to a morning program.The Pub #22: Curious City creator Jennifer Brandel goes national
Brandel’s national spin-off, Hearken, aims to help journalists learn what their audiences want and need to know.NPR ends distribution of ‘Intelligence Squared U.S.’
The move ends a nearly 10-year-old distribution relationship between NPR and the debate show.Margaret Juntwait, host of Met Opera broadcasts, dies at 58
The former WNYC host started her career at the station by writing a fan letter.Linda Simensky, PBS’s head of children’s programming, on carrying forward Mister Rogers’ legacy
“Shows are being made today from a much better understanding of how kids learn.”OPB board members get a kick out of custom Nikes
They’re made from the famous blankets produced in Pendleton, Ore.
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