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Native tribes get priorities for radio licenses, FCC rules
The FCC announced today it is giving Native American tribes a priority (PDF) for broadcast radio licenses in their communities. ...“Way We Get By” film wins honor from AARP Magazine
The Way We Get By, an indie doc produced in association with WGBH Lab, has won best documentary in AARP ...NCME, CPB and APTS offering broadband stimulus webinar
Does your station want to get in on broadband stimulus funding? The National Center for Media Engagement is hosting a ...An iPhone app tailor-made for This American Life
The latest public radio offering in Apple’s iTunes App store is from This American Life. For $2.99, iPhone users gain ...Administration budget seeks to link NTIA and FCC on spectrum project
President Barack Obama’s new budget proposal includes extending the FCC’s authority to auction spectrum “indefinitely,” according to Broadcasting & Cable. ...POV docs receive two Academy Award nominations
Two documentaries airing on POV this year are among Academy Award nominees announced this morning. “Food, Inc.,” scheduled for ...Pubcasters’ requests among those rejected for broadband stimulus money
At least three public broadcasting requests for broadband stimulus funding have been turned down. The site simulatingbroadband.com, which tracks news ...Development Director, Youth Radio, Oakland, CA
Youth Radio/Media International is seeking an experienced Development Director who can grow and lead a development department, diversifying revenue sources ...Director of Radio Engagement, National Center for Media Engagement, Madison, WI
The new Director of Radio Engagement will help shape the thinking and engagement efforts of the public radio community nationwide. ...Executive Director, WCQS, Asheville, NC
Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc. is excited to announce its search for the position of Executive Director. WNCPR, Inc. ...Obama proposes $460 million for CPB in FY13, up $15 million over FY12, but no ...
President Barack Obama’s budget for next year recommends $496 million for CPB, including a $460 million two-year advance appropriation for ...Prairie Home Companion goes live in 500 theaters on Thursday
This week, a special Thursday edition of A Prairie Home Companion will be “cinecast” live in HD to some 500 ...Former reporter appearing on NewsHour now editor of Washington Times
A former Time correspondent whose reports ran on the PBS NewsHour is the new editor of the Washington Times, the ...PETA files FCC complaint over Sesame link to American Egg Board
In a story headlined, “PETA Smacks Big Bird in D.C.,” Broadcasting & Cable writes that People for the Ethical Treatment ...KAET moves to new digital media center at Arizona State
PBS President Paula Kerger was on hand Saturday for the grand opening of KAET/Channel 8’s new digital media center at ...
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