System/Policy
GBH, community group reach tentative agreement on sale of CAI home
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The Woods Hole Community Association plans to close on the GBH-owned building Thursday.
December CDP Index: High-dollar gifts stabilize revenue amid sliding new donors, Passport usage
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The New Donor Index continues to be an area of concern, declining 12.3% overall.
spectrum auction
Trustees at WUSF’s university vote to participate in upcoming auction
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The trustees did not vote on how the public TV station would participate.
WNYC
WNYC launches incubator for national shows and podcasts, aims to raise $15M
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WNYC Studios will incubate and produce national podcasts and radio shows in addition to distributing terrestrial radio programming to stations.
Quick Takes
‘Peg + Cat’ gets second $3 million grant for teaching STEM
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The PBS Kids’ math series for preschoolers is produced by the Fred Rogers Co.
Quick Takes
WXPN buys New Jersey college station for $1.25 million
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WXPN will begin broadcasting its Triple A music format on WNTI Thursday.
System/Policy
In spectrum auction, stations advised to take skeptical view of opening bids
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Consultants say opening bid amounts are unlikely to reflect what stations could actually receive.
System/Policy
How KBIA’s small newsroom won an Online News Association award
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A relationship with the Missouri School of Journalism brings opportunities to educate and innovate.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #39: Public radio’s two audiences, PBS news VP Marie Nelson, Auto-Tune on kids’ shows
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Research shows that baby boomers and millennials are not only listening to public radio differently, but for different reasons.
Development
Lubinsky’s pledge shows may mine nostalgia, but the ‘content connects’
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As the creator, producer and host of specials that are virtually synonymous with public TV pledge drives, Lubinsky is among public TV’s most successful fundraising producers.
Programs/Content
Three New Jersey newsrooms sign up with Hearken
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The newsrooms are the latest to adopt the platform, which lets the public assign and collaborate on news stories.
People
NPR names Chapin executive news editor, and more moving and shaking in public media
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Chapin joined NPR in 2012 as senior supervising editor of the International Desk.