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.
Colorado Public Radio
Colorado Public Radio, Colorado Symphony resume partnership
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Colorado Public Radio and the Colorado Symphony find some common ground and resume broadcasting partnership.
"The Pub" Podcast
The Pub, Episode 7: Diane Rehm and the true meaning of objectivity; why Jesse Thorn is ending his unpaid internships
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After eight years, Jesse Thorn is ending his internship program — not because it wasn’t working, but because he thought it was wrong.
People
Cephas Bowles, former CEO of New Jersey’s WBGO, dies at 62
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Bowles was senior executive of WBGO-FM from 1993 to 2014.
Development
Sustainer programs are growing but still show room for improvement
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Nearly every public radio station now executes a sustaining membership program, but the latest analyses of fundraising performance reveal that very few of them could be described as effective or successful.
Television programs
Listening tour about documentaries on PBS brings debate to WNET’s hometown
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Any benefits from the town-hall-style “listening tour” that stopped here Monday courtesy of PBS and several other public media organizations were strictly therapeutic.
spectrum auction
Pubcasters ask FCC to boost payouts for auction participants opting for VHF channels
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A Virginia broadcaster might swap some of its UHF TV channels for VHF during the FCC’s incentive auction and wants a bigger payout than currently proposed.
Programs/Content
PodScanning: Highlighting new podcasts and industry news
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In this new column, we’ll feature new podcasts popping up in the public media space or produced by pubmedia alums and news about the podcasting industry.
FCC
Former Nashville radio station finds new life as low-power FM
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A forthcoming low-power FM station in Nashville, Tenn., aims to revive the spirit of a Vanderbilt University student-run station.
System/Policy
Friday roundup: Diane Rehm’s right-to-die advocacy, Pacifica perpetually on the brink, and more
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Plus: grants, HD Radio and public radio in classrooms.
Television programs
WNET’s move to bolster viewing starts row over public TV’s mission
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A dustup between independent filmmakers and the New York City station has co-opted a national “listening tour.”