System/Policy
Trump again calls for zeroing out pubmedia funds
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The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget marks his third attempt to end funding for CPB.
System/Policy
Senate places three presidential nominees on CPB Board
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Confirmed board members include a former ambassador and a member of the RNC executive committee.
System/Policy
Next CPB funding request will grow by $50 million, Butler tells APTS Summit
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APTS President Pat Butler also said that the organization is exploring several spectrum revenue partnerships, including with Netflix.
Quick Takes
Pubcasters complain FCC rules on satellite renewal are ‘antiquated’
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TV stations are now required to renew satellite carriage requests every three years.
Quick Takes
Meetings in Washington give KEET leader cause for ‘cautious optimism’
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The station is at risk of losing its Community Service Grant from CPB.
Local That Works
With AmGrad expansion, PBS Charlotte helps students visualize their dreams
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“I believed that the more we served this community, the more successful we would be,” said PBS Charlotte’s GM.
Quick Takes
KEET leader says CPB is pressuring California station into merger
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David Gordon said KEET will work with CPB, PBS and members of Congress to save the station.
System/Policy
Public media must reimagine itself for a new era — or give up ‘reason to exist’
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“The time is right to re-examine basic assumptions about public media and to ask, anew, essential questions,” writes an outgoing CPB board member.
System/Policy
After CPB support ends, Arkansas journalism collaboration scales back efforts
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Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.