System/Policy
CapRadio alleges theft in lawsuit against former GM Jun Reina
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The lawsuit against Reina and other unknown defendants seeks at least $900,000 in damages.
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.
People
Comings and goings: Judy Woodruff to lead reporting project after stepping down as ‘NewsHour’ anchor, NPR’s Barnes will join Boston Globe …
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Woodruff announced in May that she would leave her anchor role.
Programs/Content
How ‘Sesame Street’ took root in post-Soviet Russia as ‘Ulitsa Sezam’
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In a new memoir, the lead producer behind the creation of Russia’s “Sesame Street” recounts the show’s tumultuous birth.
Tech
Public TV’s joint master control operators in New York and Florida announce merger
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Centralcast and Digital Convergence Alliance will combine their operations in Syracuse, N.Y., next year.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2023: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 104 series and specials.
Programs/Content
How the media — including NPR — overlooked the significance of a landmark study on reading education
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More than 20 years ago, many reporters missed the importance of a blue-ribbon report that showed how to teach kids more effectively. Today’s journalists could still learn from those mistakes.
Programs/Content
GBH partners on podcast, radio show that provides reliable health information to Spanish-speaking audiences
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Host Tibisay Zea created “Salud” to counter growing health misinformation circulating within Latino communities.
People
How Ken Barcus transformed himself from a struggling schmuck into a mensch
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A friend remembers NPR’s Midwest bureau chief, who died Oct. 11. “He summoned the courage to face death before it happened.”
Engagement
How a community radio station got help from listeners in covering what matters to Mainers
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WERU’s “Maine: The Way Life Could Be” built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.
Engagement
Stations engage underrepresented communities with election resources
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Public broadcasters have been preparing underserved communities for Tuesday’s elections with projects focused on where and how to vote, as well as topics they’ll find on the ballot.
Obituaries
Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
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“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith’s successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.