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Station town halls connect lawmakers and constituents in tense times

The public broadcasters have found various ways to handle protesters, politicians and outsized community interest.

The 16-year-old pianist and songwriter is a fan of public broadcasting, and the feeling is mutual.

The network is aiming for greater audience engagement across NPR and station digital platforms by bringing together Boston and Washington teams.

The $12 million sales figure “is substantially above all previous offers to purchase the station,” KCSM’s licensee said.

Both the House and Senate Appropriation panels defied the president on CPB funding.

The financial risk from repack work “is almost existential” to public broadcasting, APTS President Pat Butler said.

CPB is supporting the initiative with a $475,000 grant.

We’ve picked four finalists in our search for initiatives that have boosted audience, income and engagement.

Childhood summers at the Chautauqua Institution led this now-retired executive to seek a mix of showbiz, education and culture in public television.

Rony Zakaria alleges that NPR did not have permission to use his photo of an Indonesian metal band

Nancy Zieman told viewers in a blog post Saturday that retirement “came as a shock to my family and me.”

The long-running PBS series is launching “The Frontline Dispatch,” a biweekly podcast.