System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
Gary Sexton, director of broadcasting for Ohio’s WYSU-FM, is running 200 miles this month to bring in donations.
Eduardo Leon left his position as COO for Arkansas PBS to lead the progressive news network Free Speech TV.
The gift will support news and music services at the station over three years.
The six-part drama has a “social consciousness that can really appeal to younger viewers,” says Jessica Turk of Nashville Public Television.
“Every station has an obligation to ask the question, ‘How can we best approach this opportunity? Who are the right partners to approach this with collaboratively?’” said Nico Leone, CEO of KERA in Dallas.
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Finn previously led Vermont Public Radio before it merged with Vermont PBS.
Dominowski previously led Northeast Indiana Public Radio for nearly a decade.
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