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‘Growing Bolder’ producers tweak self-help genre to promote healthy aging lifestyle in pledge
“Launchpad to What's Next” combines motivational talks with online tools and resources to “convert the inspiration into action,” says founder and host Marc Middleton.In FCC proceeding, APTS makes case for aiding FirstNet
“To leave public television stations … on the sidelines of the FirstNet infrastructure is to ignore a robust, reliable and ubiquitous partner whose public safety capabilities have proven effective in a variety of critical use cases,” APTS told the FCC.WETA promotes John Wilson to SVP
Wilson began supervising the station’s national productions on an interim basis in September.
‘Radiolab’ co-host Robert Krulwich will retire in January
Krulwich said his decision to retire was not because "anything bad has happened, more like the opposite.”Miami school board postpones vote on management of WLRN
A bid from South Florida PBS was challenged by fundraising group Friends of WLRN.University of Memphis approves transfer of WUMR license
The new owner is a collaboration between two local organizations.
For a new variety show coming to public radio, a prairie farther south is home
With support from CPB, "Live From Cain's" will bring music and interviews to listeners from an iconic music venue in Oklahoma.Current Crossword: 'Giving Up'
Pledge to finish our latest crossword as soon as possible.Comings and goings: AmDoc expands team, Kopp quits in Aspen ...
The producer of public TV's "POV" added two managers to POV Engage and hired a producer for its series of short films.A quest for public radio bumper stickers: 'My Corolla is less a car now than a mobile museum'
After his Honda was totaled, a public radio journalist set out to cover his new Corolla "with a ridiculous amount of bumper stickers."WTTW's Firsthand looks at impact of gun violence on victims, perpetrators and their families
Producer Dan Protess profiled Chicagoans whose stories point to solutions to the city's high rate of gun-related crimes.Margaret Low on her ‘double homecoming’ to WBUR
Low is returning to public radio in January to lead the Boston station.Julian Wyllie joins Current’s reporting team
He’ll report from Washington on public TV and CPB.Why the Public Broadcasting Act needs an update to save local public media journalism
A former CPB board member argues that the funder's Regional Journalism Collaboratives "are based on priorities set by Washington, not localities."WBUR hires Margaret Low as CEO
Low returns to public media after leading The Atlantic's events division.
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