System/Policy
Incoming leader of Arizona PBS accused of racism, homophobia by current and former students
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Sonya Forte Duhé is scheduled to join Arizona PBS and become dean of the Cronkite School in July.
Programs/Content
Public TV’s daily news shows reinvent workflows on the fly
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“People understand that things aren’t going to look as perfect, but what’s most important is the information,” said WNET President Neal Shapiro.
People
Sonya Forte Duhé named Arizona PBS CEO
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Duhé will replace outgoing CEO Christopher Callahan in July.
Tech
TechCon features pubcasters sharing opportunities, challenges of ATSC 3.0 rollout
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This year’s TechCon presented the first real-world ATSC 3.0 experiences from several early adopters.
Quick Takes
Arizona’s Cronkite School will manage CPB’s editorial leadership training
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The two-year project will train 100 editors to “strengthen their ability to lead public media’s growing newsrooms,” CPB said.
Tech
Arizona PBS becomes first pubcaster to test ATSC 3.0
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Engineers are examining signal performance, testing interactive functionalities and checking cable integration.
Programs/Content
With Knight grant, Cronkite School seeks to boost innovation in TV news
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Journalists in both public and commercial TV will be able to workshop ideas with the journalism school’s faculty and its TV station, Arizona PBS.
Quick Takes
INN names 15 INNovation Fund winners
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INN awarded over $400,000 in the fourth round of its INNovation Fund.
Programs/Content
Ben Carson draws attention over talk of ‘glyconutrients’ in pledge program
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It’s not often that a public television pledge program ends up in press coverage of a presidential campaign.