System/Policy
Alaska Public Media to expand broadcast reach through acquisition of TV station
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The station, previously a CBS affiliate, reaches more than 85,000 viewers in southern Anchorage.
StoryCorps’ union rallies for reversal of layoffs
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The CWA unit representing StoryCorps workers is challenging how management handled recent layoffs, alleging retaliation.
System/Policy
PBS, T-Mobile collaborate to save TV translators
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The wireless carrier and a team from PBS are working under tight deadlines to find new homes for public TV translators that are being displaced by the FCC’s repack of TV channels.
Quick Takes
Utah’s Brigham Young walks back plan to drop classical format on KBYU
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The university will air a variety format on a station purchased from Community Wireless of Park City.
Programs/Content
PBS rekindles political debate show ‘Firing Line’
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The show will be hosted by Margaret Hoover, a political commentator and Republican strategist.
CPB
CPB names Jan Schaffer as ombudsman
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Schaffer founded the J-Lab journalism institute and has taught media entrepreneurship and social journalism.
People
New documentary about Fred Rogers probes ‘the profundity of his vision’
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Director Morgan Neville got approval for his film from Rogers’ estate by promising to focus on “the things he stood for.”
Programs/Content
Former host of WGBH woodworking show files trademark infringement suit
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The former host of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac says WGBH is profiting off his image with a new season of the show.
System/Policy
Commerce Committee sends on nominations of two CPB Board members
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If approved by the Senate, Ruby Calvert and Laura Gore Ross would serve on the board until 2022.
System/Policy
KCETLink, PBS SoCal merger ‘opens new future’ for public TV in L.A. market
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The longtime rival stations now aim to become a hub for original public media content.
System/Policy
Investigation of WNYC finds no evidence of pervasive discrimination
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An outside law firm reported that bullying behavior was “known and tolerated in certain circumstances for months or even years.”
Development
With new MPB offering, donors can support pubmedia through credit, debit purchases
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Mississippi Public Broadcasting is the first public media organization to work with Softgiving, a financial technology company that lets donors round up payments and give the change to nonprofits.