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
Trump nominates former Wyoming PBS leader for seat on CPB board
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If approved by the Senate, Ruby Calvert would serve for the remainder of a six-year term expiring Jan. 31, 2022.
About Current
From the executive director: Tell Current how we can earn your support
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We need to learn from you about how to deliver the kind of service you or your organization is willing to pay for.
People
Liwanag to replace Campbell at PBS, Vega gets host’s chair at ‘Takeaway’ and other comings and goings
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And the new president of Vermont Public Radio is Scott Finn, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Quick Takes
The Current launches 24/7 Prince-themed stream
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The stream will highlight “the roots and fruits of the Purple Family Tree.”
System/Policy
Public Media Co., WGBH business unit to launch first pubmedia purchasing service
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CPB is providing $250,000 for the venture.
Quick Takes
PRSS announces stations in Tornado Alley to receive test-alert funding
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The project is backed with $419,000 in grants from CPB.
Programs/Content
‘American Experience’ harnesses Facebook to identify teen in 50-year-old footage
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The footage came from a march following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Obituaries
Public TV pioneer Chalmers “Chuck” Marquis dies at 91
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Longtime friends and colleagues remember Marquis as public television’s man on Capitol Hill.
Tech
Joint master controls look to help stations prepare for ATSC 3.0
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As public TV engineering leaders navigate their stations through the post-auction channel restructuring and the looming transition to ATSC 3.0, they’ll be re-evaluating the future of their master control facilities.
Programs/Content
Fla. station takes cue from Mister Rogers in discussing traumatic events with kids
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A series of interstitials will introduce emergency responders to help children better understand common procedures in emergencies.