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One year in, KCRW Berlin preserves a U.S. diplomacy mission via radio

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 announcement comes nearly a year after Michael Oreskes resigned from the job following sexual harassment claims.

A suit alleges that a lack of closed captioning on NPR.org makes it difficult for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals to use the site.

NPR has urged the FCC to protect public broadcasters using the spectrum to distribute programming.

Local stations “have limited financial and operational resources to absorb the impact of the TV repack,” NPR said in FCC comments.

Jo Anne Wallace, VP and GM of KQED Radio, has worked for the San Francisco station since 1990.

Under the restructuring, CEO Jarl Mohn is turning his focus to fundraising and the “visibility” of NPR content.

In reports filed for NPR newscasts from 2011-2018, Danielle Karson reused interviews in at least 157 stories, according to newsroom leaders.

An initiative to benefit stations would solicit donations on NPR’s digital platforms during a campaign at the end of this year.