System/Policy
Alaska Public Media to expand broadcast reach through acquisition of TV station
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The station, previously a CBS affiliate, reaches more than 85,000 viewers in southern Anchorage.
StoryCorps’ union rallies for reversal of layoffs
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The CWA unit representing StoryCorps workers is challenging how management handled recent layoffs, alleging retaliation.
Quick Takes
Wednesday roundup: Lessons from Radiotopia’s Kickstarter; Scharpling readies his podcast
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Plus: A producer needs her mic back, and Splendid Table gets pranked.
People
Matt Thompson leaves NPR for The Atlantic
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NPR loses another high-profile employee to The Atlantic.
Programs/Content
Public media efforts get backing from latest NEA grants
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Seven organizations associated with public media are among 1,116 grantees announced Tuesday by the National Endowment for the Arts for funding that totals just over $29 million.
Programs/Content
NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert searches for new acts
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NPR announced Tuesday a contest that will use the platform of its Tiny Desk Concerts to discover up-and-coming musicians. For viewers, the appeal of the Tiny Desk Concert series is watching popular and rising artists — from T-Pain to Timber Timbre — perform in an unusual setting: the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen. But the new contest will give smaller acts not signed to a record label the opportunity to perform and gain exposure. “I go to shows, most every night, hoping to find something new and surprising,” said Boilen in a press release. “This Tiny Desk Concert Contest is a way for me to, essentially, time travel around the country, hear hundreds of bands that are completely off my radar, and share the most exciting and surprising ones with our music-loving audience.”
About Current
Tyler Falk joins Current as assistant editor
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Current’s reporting roster has grown with the addition of Tyler Falk. As a freelance journalist, Tyler has written about topics including food, energy and business innovation. He’ll now turn his attention to the world of public radio, picking up that beat from Senior Editor Ben Mook. Ben will cover development and digital media. As a contributing editor for CBS Interactive, Tyler blogged daily about business innovation for SmartPlanet.com.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Orman leaves CNBC, Burns pops up in Interstellar
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Plus: Sesame Workshop’s SVOD strategy, and a new website from Fred Rogers Co.
Quick Takes
Preprandial roundup: CPR splits with symphony; PRI.org chief eyes bigger audience
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Plus: Kinsey Wilson’s move to the Times, plans at Voice of San Diego, and where to hear “Alice’s Restaurant.”
People
New York Times hires Kinsey Wilson, 14 pubTV execs work on CSGs, and other comings and goings in public media
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In February, Kinsey Wilson will move into a newly created position at the Times, editor for innovation and strategy.
Tech
Public TV stations face challenging wait for arrival of ATSC 3.0 standard
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Broadcast TV in the U.S. will undergo two big changes in the next few years, and a clash in the timeline for those shifts promises big headaches for pubTV stations.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: WNYC’s plans for health coverage; Mike Nichols’s pronunciation test
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Plus: The debated relevance of Audience 98 in 2014, and a petition to deny Serial a day off.