System/Policy
House approves education bill that would reauthorize Ready To Learn
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The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation Monday.
Executive Compensation
Change to CPB rules asks stations to share more about executive salaries
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A change to CPB’s Community Service Grant provisions aims at having all eligible stations post salary information for top executives on their websites.
Quick Takes
CPB supports Arkansas news project among four public radio stations
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Joining lead station KUAR as project partners are KUAF in Fayetteville, KASU in Jonesboro and KTXK in Texarkana.
Quick Takes
CPB supports Ohio River regional journalism collaboration
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The collaboration will involve seven stations in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
People
CPB’s Pat Harrison turns down Fiat awarded as raffle prize
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The decision was not a popular one among her family.
CPB
Consultant warns NETA attendees about stricter CPB audits
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An audit of the Public Media Platform, released last week, has the potential to “catch fire with a member of Congress,” the consultant said.
System/Policy
NETA attendees get update on funding outlook and auction plans
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An Association of Public Television Stations briefing focused on federal funding prospects and the next steps in the FCC’s 2016 spectrum auction.
System/Policy
CPB Inspector General faults financial management of Public Media Platform
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In a rare public reaction to an OIG audit, CPB issued a press release after reviewing the report.
System/Policy
CPB, TPT receive Ready To Learn grants as budget fight looms
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The Department of Education awarded $25.5 million in grants in the latest round of RTL funding.
System/Policy
CPB IG advises return of $422,000 for American Graduate
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KETC President Jack Galmiche “strongly disagreed” with the IG’s finding.
People
How a militant Puerto Rican activist group influenced public media
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After raising hell in the streets of Spanish Harlem, several of the Young Lords got into broadcasting and journalism.
System/Policy
Kentucky radio stations look to expand collaboration on programming, development
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“The people that will gain the most from this are our listeners.”
Programs/Content
Texas stations launch newsroom collaboration
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The initiative grows out of the stations’ partnership on producing the daily newsmagazine Texas Standard.
Programs/Content
The last days of ‘Soul!’: Why a trailblazing show about black issues couldn’t last
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An excerpt from a new book looks at the shifts in funding that doomed the documenting of an era.
Awards
NPR journalists recognized for coverage from conflict zones
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CPB honored David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference.
Awards
CPB to honor NPR journalists
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David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton were part of the NPR team that covered the Ebola crisis earlier this year.
Programs/Content
After rough start, Southern Education Desk relaunches with tighter focus
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The Local Journalism Center brings together a new group of stations, buoyed by a third year of CPB support.
System/Policy
House and Senate spending bills propose level support for CPB, but no interconnect funds
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The bills include level funding of $445 million for CPB.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee approves $445M for CPB
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But PBS’s interconnection project lacks support so far.
System/Policy
U.S. pubcasters visit Kiev to advise on creating public media network
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Representatives from CPB, Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Association of Independents in Radio are in Ukraine’s capital.