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New Ready To Learn grants will center on ‘community collaboratives’
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.TV stations are getting more data, bigger audiences with end of Nielsen's paper diaries
A long-promised change in how Nielsen measures TV audiences in some markets brings benefits for public stations.Former WVIA GM Bill Kelly dies at 71
Kelly worked at the Pennsylvania station for four decades.
NPR's Ydstie to end his 44-year career, and other comings and goings
Economics Correspondent John Ydstie, who joined NPR in 1979, will retire Friday.Kansas station's zoo cams tap global appetite for animal-watching
KTWU's webcasts of tigers and giraffes are pulling in YouTube ad income and finding fans in Germany, Japan and Bangladesh.NPR asks FCC for flexibility in aiding radio stations affected by TV repack
In comments filed Wednesday, the network said eligible expenses proposed by the FCC “should be considered an initial provisional list of common anticipated expenses rather than a definitive catalog of all eligible reimbursable expenses.”
Upcoming 'location-based experiences' will feature PBS brand
“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a PBS executive.OSHA finds contractors at fault in fatal Missouri tower accident
Current obtained the October OSHA report and related documents through a Freedom of Information Act request.Pubmedia to launch universal sign-on platform by early next year
Backed by CPB, the platform aims to help stations and networks better understand their audiences.Trump makes choices for several nominees to CPB Board
If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022.Bruce Winter, WUWM program director, dies at 64
"There is no single person who has been more instrumental in creating the WUWM sound than Bruce."Virginia foundation taps PBS exec as first CEO, and more comings and goings
Jayme Swain has worked at PBS for six years as SVP, strategy and operations.KALW's 'The Intersection' goes deep by staying in one place
The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current's Local that Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.Current's Simpson leaves to report for Stateline at Pew
Simpson has written about funding, innovation, diversity and workplace culture for Current since her arrival in May 2016.KUT expands on explanation for taking down freelancer's stories
In a statement, the station said a recommendation from its licensee's legal department in part prompted the removal.
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