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.
Programs/Content
‘Car Talk’ shuffle opened doors for new programs on station schedules
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A Current analysis of public radio station schedules found that new NPR programs, such as Sam Sanders’ “It’s Been a Minute,” were popular replacements for “Car Talk.”
Programs/Content
Minnesota Public Radio pursues underserved audience with new Somali-language content
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The project aims to better serve Minnesota’s large Somali community with translations and BBC audio.
Quick Takes
PBS pushes back on YouTube plans for ‘government funded’ label
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“Labeling PBS a ‘publicly funded broadcaster’ is both vague and misleading,” PBS said in a statement.
People
Mourners pay final tributes to Jacquie Jones, ‘warrior for justice’
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“She wanted to be able to be Jacquie Jones, to the end,” one speaker said. “And she was.”
People
Shumaker leaves South Carolina station, Skoler resigns in Louisville and other comings and goings
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Also, PBS39 in Bethlehem, Pa., has hired two new executives as part of a management restructure.
System/Policy
Public media executives grapple with how to prevent harassment
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A session at the NETA conference covered how system leaders are re-examining practices dealing with harassment complaints.
Quick Takes
Indiana station offers new classical music service
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The station wanted to create a classical music service with a price “low enough so that stations could use it to cover less critical dayparts.”
Obituaries
Jacquie Jones, former executive director of Black Public Media, dies at 52
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Friends and colleagues remember Jones as an advocate for living up to public media’s ideals for reaching underserved audiences.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #12: Sandra Rattley on an eclectic career
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“I’ve had tremendous experiences, I’ve worked like a dog, so it’s not like someone just granted these things to me.”
Quick Takes
PRX partners with podcast networks Gen-Z Media and Night Vale Presents
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The partnership marks PRX’s first time working with children’s podcasts.