System/Policy
California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
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KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.
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.”
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System/Policy
Fans of PBS Kids gather on Capitol Hill to voice support for federal funding
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Organizers delivered petitions to members of Congress, bearing 660,000 signatures gathered online to save CPB funding.
Featured in Category
Groups to deliver petitions to Congress supporting CPB funding
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The petitions contain more than 660,000 signatures of public broadcasting supporters.
Programs/Content
PBS ‘opened a door’ to other projects with ‘Mercy Street,’ chief programmer says
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PBS’s Beth Hoppe said her team is eyeing other American dramas.
Development
Small, midsize stations make progress with major-donor fundraising
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Small and midsize stations must be especially creative in developing ways to engage and grow their pools of major donors.
Programs/Content
Public radio’s ‘Indivisible’ looks for common ground in post-Trump political climate
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Running for the first 100 days of the Trump presidency, the show wants to break down stereotypes and misperceptions by soliciting personal stories, not rants, from listeners across the country.
System/Policy
CPB says Trump budget will aim to rescind FY2018 appropriation
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Future appropriations are also at risk.
Quick Takes
West Virginia governor proposes restoring funds for WVPB
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But the governor indicated he expects the state-run network to transition to university oversight.
Programs/Content
Localore report sees public media’s future in live events
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Among the report’s findings is that social platforms — such as church services, hot-dog wagons and food pantries — are as important as social media for the future of public media.
Programs/Content
Survey of classical stations finds aging workforce, eagerness for digital expansion
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The study by the Classical Music Rising initiative identifies a need for training and more diverse staffing.
System/Policy
Pubcasters maintain opposition to looser third-party fundraising rules as FCC leadership changes
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A long-pending proposal would allow noncommercial stations to devote up to 1 percent of their annual air time to raising funds for other nonprofits.