"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #111: Stations show off humor, baking skills in Public Radio Cake Week
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And an NPR utensil good Samaritan is at work helping out the forkless.
NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
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A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
People
Ott sets GPB departure, WFAE hires journalists in Charlotte and other comings and goings
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Also, WGBH honors host Eric Jackson’s 40th anniversary as the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio.”
Tech
Arizona PBS becomes first pubcaster to test ATSC 3.0
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Engineers are examining signal performance, testing interactive functionalities and checking cable integration.
Programs/Content
Wisconsin Public Radio draws on station talent to spice up weekend sound
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The new show Beta is the first production spawned by WPR Next, an initiative to generate new programming ideas.
Obituaries
Carl Kasell, former NPR newscaster and ‘Wait Wait’ judge, dies at 84
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“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
Programs/Content
At pubmedia summit, filmmakers cite promise of VR production for ‘seeding black voices’
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Attendees at the Black Public Media event this month said virtual reality offers a chance to stamp the emerging medium with black stories and sensibilities.
Currently Curious
Why hasn’t pubmedia held one big pledge drive?
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A public TV programmer sees an opportunity for public media to raise awareness about its uniquely noncommercial mission.
Development
Seattle music station KEXP receives its largest gift ever
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Building relationships with donors through a capital campaign led KEXP to a $10 million bequest.
System/Policy
CPB IG recommends WLRN return $784,000 in grant overpayments
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A draft audit found that the Miami station overstated nonfederal financial support in fiscal years 2013–15 by more than $7.3 million.
Programs/Content
Collaboration among Pennsylvania pubmedia documents opioid crisis: ‘The worst is yet to come’
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Broadcasters are joining together to address a problem that “crosses all demographics and socioeconomic status.”
Tech
Planners of universal sign-in for pubmedia platforms see benefits in understanding audience
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A working group convened by CPB has endorsed a systemwide approach to user management, with the goal of enabling products and services to build loyalty and boost financial support.