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Affleck admits asking Gates to omit family’s slave-owning past from Finding Your Roots
Affleck characterized his request to Henry Louis Gates, the show’s host, as part of the “collaborative creative process.”Inconsistent Nielsen data vexes public radio stations and inspires a commercial solution
A new audio processing device takes on a shortcoming of the Portable People Meter system.Public Media Platform aims to expand reach with new tools
The system developed for digital content distribution hopes to increase adoption among stations.Maryland PTV hopes to ‘foster real action’ on Chesapeake issues
The station identified seven experts and asked each to create a list of obstacles to a lasting cleanup of the bay, as ...Venturing off the Strip, engineering conference adds attendees for second year
A new location for the conference helped to reduce costs.Peabodys, IRE awards go to public media
Serial is the first podcast to be recognized with a Peabody.Hacked emails imply possible Finding Your Roots censorship by Gates
No mention was made of Ben Affleck's family’s slave-owning past when his segment aired in October.Eclectic and creative Richard Moore dies at 95; led KPFA, KQED, TPT
Moore was a member of the circle of avant-garde poets that came to be known as the San Francisco Renaissance.The Pub #14: How to write pronouncers; Latino USA’s Chuy problem; Victory against patent trolls; No fair use on ...
Pointers on writing pronouncers to keep hosts happy, and a major victory against a patent troll.WNET’s $20 million bequest will help combat anti-Semitism
Dr. Poyta believed that the public media station would be “an effective tool to advocate for tolerance.”Lisa Simon, veteran Sesame Street director and producer, dies at 64
Simon's first responsibilities at Sesame Street included babysitting kids who appeared on the show.Sony, WGBH roll out cloud-based alternative to master-control systems
The companies say Public Media Management should save stations money while protecting their ability to control local programming.Bill Arhos, former KLRU president and co-creator of Austin City Limits, dies at 80
A lively music scene in Texas inspired Arhos to create the long-running public TV show.CPB’s Curren to retire, Reveal expands, and more comings and goings in public media
Curren has been CPB’s c.o.o. since 2006.Emergency management services bolster case for state funding to pubcasters
Public broadcasters are increasingly using their contributions to emergency management when making the case for state funding.
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