System/Policy
Senate approves first CPB funding increase in a decade
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The appropriation for the Ready To Learn grant program also increased.
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The appropriation for the Ready To Learn grant program also increased.
Debuting next year, the TRAX network will cater to tweens.
With support from CPB, “Live From Cain’s” will bring music and interviews to listeners from an iconic music venue in Oklahoma.
A former CPB board member argues that the funder’s Regional Journalism Collaboratives “are based on priorities set by Washington, not localities.”
Erika Pulley-Hayes has worked for CPB since 2005.
With CPB’s backing, a push to transition NPR station sites to a new content management system has expanded to include TV stations and joint licensees.
The station in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen in part to counter coastal biases in coverage.
The Florida station launched “Meet the Helpers” locally in 2016 after the Pulse nightclub shooting.
Greater Public’s Major Giving Academy will launch this fall with 20 participants.
“No single entity can do it alone, but collectively, we can evolve to strengthen public media’s relationship with its audiences.”
Lawmakers also voted for a $2 million increase in Ready To Learn funds and level support for interconnection.
During a Public Media Business Association session, CPB’s VP for digital strategies discussed the potential of the technology.
“We’ve been knee-deep in this situation for what feels like forever,” said CPB System Development SVP Ted Krichels.
Four documentary projects are receiving support from a fund honoring the late executive director of Black Public Media.
The bill would boost Ready To Learn funding by more than $2 million.
The bill would add $50 million to CPB’s appropriation.
Illinois Public Media overstated FY17 indirect administrative support by $947,474, the audit said.
The president’s fiscal year 2020 budget marks his third attempt to end funding for CPB.
Confirmed board members include a former ambassador and a member of the RNC executive committee.
APTS President Pat Butler also said that the organization is exploring several spectrum revenue partnerships, including with Netflix.