System/Policy
KCRW responds to drop in income with buyouts, layoffs
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The station’s revenue has declined amid the pandemic due to “a large dip” in sponsorship.
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The station’s revenue has declined amid the pandemic due to “a large dip” in sponsorship.
The union and station management have been bargaining for about a year.
The SAG-AFTRA bargaining unit will include more than 90 employees.
Backers of U.S. public radio’s sole overseas outpost hope that it can be both a marketing opportunity for KCRW and a unifying force for its city,
The station’s former GM says public media’s mission statement should be “To be important.”
NPR previously programmed the station.
The show will become a weekly podcast with host Warren Olney.
An attendee at the Public Radio Program Directors Conference asked whether public media should build its own music-streaming platform similar to Spotify and Pandora.