System/Policy
President Biden’s proposed budget includes $475M for CPB
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APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”
People
Comings and goings: Joseph Tovares to leave WMHT, Amy Tardif hired as Report for America regional manager …
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Tovares is developing a podcast for U.S. and Latin American audiences.
People
A Martínez joins ‘Morning Edition’ as host
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Martínez replaces David Greene, who left the show in 2020.
System/Policy
Watch our webinar about how stations adapted to the pandemic’s challenges
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For our series on “The Way We Work Now,” we spoke with Nine PBS CEO Amy Shaw and KUOW GM Caryn Mathes.
podcasts
Podcasts vs. local news: an either-or proposition?
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“For small and midsize media organizations, a new focus on podcast excellence may mean getting out of the comprehensive local news business.”
System/Policy
By joining forces, stations find new potential for boosting revenue, content
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“Television and radio should be getting together. Joint licensees have advantages that neither one of us have individually.”
People
Aspen Public Radio hires Breeze Richardson to lead station
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Richardson previously worked as director of strategic partnerships at WBEZ.
System/Policy
It’s time to stop giving ‘the talent’ a pass on bullying
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“Our culture of host hero worship creates monsters, and it is long past time to break this cycle.”
System/Policy
SAG-AFTRA files unfair labor practice claim against NYPR
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Union members at the station said they “feel like they could be next if they do speak up.”
Programs/Content
How NPR and stations are working together to expand regional news
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NPR and stations have found early success at attracting support from major donors and adding reporting capacity to the system with a journalism hubs model.
Programs/Content
The missing middle: Reimagining a future for tweens, teens and public media
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Researchers from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center report on how public media can create media that’s relevant to the lives of the teens and tweens who make up Gen Z.
Featured in Category
Ron Pisaneschi to leave IdahoPTV
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Pisaneschi joined the station in 1985 and became GM in 2013.
Obituaries
WUNC GM Connie Walker dies at 59
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Walker “played a vital role in our station’s growth and many successes,” said Nora Casper, WUNC’s acting GM.
About Current
What happened to public media’s great pandemic pivot
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Join us for upcoming webinars featuring WFAE, KUOW and Nine PBS.
People
Comings and goings: Alexis Madrigal joins KQED as host of ‘Forum,’ Fred Rogers Productions elevates Suzanne Masri …
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Madrigal, a staff writer for The Atlantic, is also co-founder of the magazine’s COVID Tracking Project.
System/Policy
How journalists are challenging ideas of objectivity while empowering their communities
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Working within and outside of public media, proponents of “movement journalism” are spurring the system to embrace journalism with a mission.
People
Lesli Rotenberg, executive who directed digital expansion of children’s media, to leave PBS
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Rotenberg plans to “explore new opportunities to improve the lives of children and families,” according to a memo from PBS President Paula Kerger.
System/Policy
UC Davis alums, local community protest relocation of freeform college station
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Supporters of KDVS argue that the smaller studios will diminish the station’s operations and its value for teaching students.
People
Allan Pizzato to retire as CEO of WYES
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Pizzato helped create a new headquarters for WYES and launch new cooking programs and history specials.