Tech
In new PMVG role, Skip Pizzi digs into ‘on the ground’ work of ATSC 3.0 rollout
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Pizzi’s consulting position with PMVG is actually a return to a group he played a role in forming.
How GBH News transformed its workflow from broadcast-centered to digital-first
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With the launch of the yearlong multimedia project “COVID in the Classroom,” we flew the plane as we built it.
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Obituaries
Michael Soper, fundraising consultant who led PBS development in its formative years, dies at 71
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Through his efforts to share best practices in public TV fundraising, Soper gained “a wonderful perspective on stations across the country and their different kinds of needs,” said former PBS COO Neil Mahrer.
System/Policy
Oversight board appoints governor’s former communications director as interim leader of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The board did not disclose why it fired former executive director Chuck Roberts.
Development
Get tips on seeking journalism grants from our Local that Works webinar
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Our “Pathways to Philanthropy” webinar included essential elements of a successful pitch and mistakes to avoid.
People
Comings and goings: Promotions at PRX, WHYY …
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PRX filled two new roles focused on podcasts.
Programs/Content
New funding expands reach of public radio’s hip-hop/R&B format
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Stations in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Jackson, Miss., will join the CPB-supported Urban Alternative format with the goal of reaching new listeners.
People
Beth Courtney, CEO of Louisiana Public Broadcasting, will retire
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Courtney joined LPB in 1976 and became its leader in 1985.
People
Melissa Harris-Perry named host of ‘The Takeaway’
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Harris-Perry has been interim host since July.
Programs/Content
Why it’s a big deal that the latest episode of NPR’s ‘Embedded’ includes audio from a Maryland courtroom
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A narrow challenge to a law banning broadcasts of criminal proceedings may help expand journalists’ ability to cover trials.
Programs/Content
WMRA podcast reveals stories behind band’s fan-inspired songs
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The Virginia station teamed up with The Steel Wheels, a locally based Americana band, on “We Made You a Song.”
Programs/Content
‘Anything could go wrong’: A longtime programming exec remembers the tightrope act of producing pledge specials
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“In working with musical artists, I learned that egos are enormous, and concerns are varied and unpredictable,” writes Larry Rifkin in his new memoir, “No Dead Air: Career Reflections From the TV Executive Who Saved Barney the Dinosaur From Extinction.”