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Bell exits NewsHour, Newman departs NPR, and more comings and goings in pubmedia
Bell will manage public relations for US Pharmacopeia (USP) in Rockville, Md., a nonprofit that works with the Food and Drug Administration to set quality and safety standards for medicines and food.Report: New light-rail line causing problems for MPR/APM
The new Green Line of the Minneapolis-St. Paul light-rail line is beginning to wreak havoc on the studios of American Public Media/Minnesota Public Radio, according to an April 18 Minneapolis Star Tribune report. The new line, which passes in front of APM’s headquarters, starts operating June 16. Metro Transit has begun test runs on the line, and APM claims the shaking and vibrations are interfering with work at its offices. “The floor is vibrating, the ceiling is shaking, the structure is making noise, and that affects the recordings,” Nick Kereakos, chief technology officer and operations vice president for MPR and APM, told the Star Tribune.Stirring musical piece blooms from Sendak's words on Fresh Air
Author Maurice Sendak may be gone, but his final interview on public radio’s Fresh Air will live on through a unique choral composition.
Friday roundup: Race Card Project teams up with ProPublica; LA mag covers NPR West
Plus: Pubmedia's Society of Professional Journalists award winners.Patrick Baroch, ITVS community engagement producer, dies at 45
Baroch joined the organization in 2005 and was part of the engagement crew that launched the Community Cinema program.Public Media Futures Forum explores impact measurement and analysis
“Understanding Impact,” a two-day symposium, will explore how public media organizations can measure and analyze the impact of their work. Convened by the Public Media Futures Forum and the Center for Investigative Reporting, the event is taking place at American University in Washington, D.C. Check out the schedule below. Due to technical difficulties, we are unable to offer a live stream of today’s proceedings. Please see CIR’s live blogging page for updates. Schedule Thursday, April 17 10–10:30 a.m. — Welcome Ed Beimfohr, Associate Dean, Operations & Strategic Initiatives, American University School of Communication Mark Fuerst, Director, Public Media Futures Forums Robert Rosenthal, The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) 10:30–11:10 a.m.
On new website, Aereo lays out argument for favorable court ruling
Startup Internet TV service Aereo has launched a website to make its case to the public in advance of a U.S. Supreme Court hearing next week. The court’s ruling after Tuesday’s arguments could make or break the service, which allows subscribers to view and record television broadcast programs online. Broadcasters, including PBS and New York’s WNET, have sued Aereo, claiming the company is violating copyright law by converting broadcast signals to streaming video. Launched Thursday, Aereo’s website, ProtectMyAntenna.org, lays out the company’s case for why it should prevail and provides links to all court filings to date. The case before the Supreme Court, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.,Thursday roundup: Alleged plagiarism at KUNM; a spat over Pulitzers
Plus: Tilda Swinton spins tunes at KCRW, and a StoryCorps too hot for NPR.Pierre Capretz, French in Action creator, dies at 89
The Yale French professor based the WGBH soap-opera series off his own language-learning curriculum.WFMU, Art21, L.A. Theatre Works among winners of NEA grants
The federal government awarded funds to transmedia projects as well as traditional broadcast programs.Deep cuts at CBC spare shows airing on U.S. public radio
Canada's public broadcasting network is eliminating 657 jobs after suffering cuts in federal funding and the loss of a broadcast license for National Hockey League games.Kantor joins American Masters; Lacy christens production house
A new executive producer is joining PBS’s biography series American Masters as the former e.p., show creator Susan Lacy, embarks on a new career as an independent filmmaker.Some see decentralization as salve to Pacifica's fiscal, leadership woes
As Pacifica Radio marked its 65th anniversary of broadcasting, foundation and station leaders are talking publicly about governance reforms that involve “decentralizing” control of its five stations. Pacifica National Board Chair Margy Wilkinson, who is battling for control of the Foundation with former executive director Summer Reese, discussed the proposal April 9 on KPFK-FM, the Pacifica station in Los Angeles. “There are real governance issues,” Wilkinson said during an appearance on the KPFK show Truthdig. “I think the way the foundation is put together does not make for a very highly functioning organization.” Though she didn’t wade into specifics, Wilkinson called for “some decentralization and some greater autonomy at the local stations.”Wednesday roundup: INNovate Fund backs eight grantees; KQED hires Martin away from CPB
Plus: Hawaii Public Radio enjoys a pledge record, and Ken Burns recalls his early influences.Orman's ‘Financial Solutions’ boosts public TV's March pledge drive
Public television’s March pledge drive raised $46.7 million for 146 local stations, an increase of 19.3 percent from last year’s spring fundraiser.
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