System/Policy
Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
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The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
How PBS can revive its pioneering spirit by embracing grassroots programming
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“As traditional broadcast gives way to new media, public television needs to dust off its early spirit of scrappy, decentralized innovation.”
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"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #94: What the #$%^ does ‘narrative’ even mean?
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“Only A Game” senior producer Karen Given tries to define the often misunderstood approach to reporting.
People
Tom Karlo: We need public media now more than ever
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Karlo began his career at KPBS in San Diego 44 years ago.
Quick Takes
NPR sports commentator Frank Deford signs off
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Deford has delivered commentaries on NPR since 1980.
Quick Takes
University rejects Louisville Public Media bid for WNKU simulcaster
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LPM had offered $3.5 million in cash and $1.5 million in other services.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How NPR’s Research, Archives & Data Strategy team is saving sounds of the past for the future
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NPR’s audio archive is not a history book, but history is “etched in the voices that gave these decades their vitality.”
Quick Takes
Omnibus bill bumps up FY17 funds for Ready To Learn and arts endowments
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Votes are expected before the end of the week.
Quick Takes
Survey finds strong opposition to cuts in arts, pubmedia funding
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The research also found that 37 percent “strongly disagree” with President Trump’s desire to stop funding entities including CPB.
System/Policy
At town hall meeting, Va. pubcaster shares plans for spectrum auction millions
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Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp. will invest the $182 million in expanded community service and a foundation to “promote public media.”
Quick Takes
Lack of funds ends ‘Free Speech Radio News’ after 17 years
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The weekly show airs on 40 stations.
Tech
Prompted by auction sales, moves to low VHF bring both challenges and advantages
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Stations can save money on equipment and power bills, but some over-the-air viewers may need to change their antennas.