Programs/Content
WGBY campaign seeks funds to bolster public-affairs productions
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The fund honors late WGBY host and producer Jim Madigan and hopes to build upon his legacy.
Connecticut Public video series features first-person stories of immigration
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“Home Movies: American Journeys” is the first in a local slice-of-life series to experiment with viewer engagement.
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System/Policy
Alaska governor’s draft budget zeros out pubmedia funding
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“Since there are so many cuts proposed, it’s a bigger challenge to make our case than ever before,” said Alaska Public Broadcasting’s Mollie Kabler.
FCC
FCC gives green light to revising rules governing LPFMs, other noncoms
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“We’re aiming to provide greater clarity to broadcast applicants and thus make the process easier for them, deliver more new services to the listening public, and reduce appeals of our comparative licensing decisions,” said FCC Chairman Ajit Pai.
Programs/Content
To mark show’s 50th anniversary, ‘Sesame Street’ producer adds episodes to pubcasting archive
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More than 4,000 episodes of the show will be made available to the public over the next year.
Programs/Content
New MPR-backed site hopes to be ‘one-stop shop for all things immigrant’
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Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its founder.
People
Thompson to lead Center for Investigative Reporting, APTS chooses trustees, and other comings and goings
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Matt Thompson will oversee CIR’s newsroom and its “Reveal” show and podcast.
Development
With more freedom on podcasts, pubmedia producers seek middle ground on commercial tone
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To answer a reader’s question, we asked NPR and WBUR how they approach advertising on podcasts.
A DJ looks back on 50 years on jazz radio in the nation’s capital
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Rusty Hassan has seen shows and stations come and go during his long career on Washington, D.C., airwaves, and he’s still at it.
System/Policy
WBUR employees set to vote on joining union
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“We appreciate management working with us and can’t wait to get started making WBUR an even better place to work,” a producer said.
Local that Works
North Country project on work is ‘embedded into the life of the station’
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The North Country at Work team now produces community events and storytelling evenings.
Programs/Content
Alaska Public Media grant will enhance coverage of rural health
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The broadcaster received $500,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.