Tag: Pacifica
How a militant Puerto Rican activist group influenced public media
After raising hell in the streets of Spanish Harlem, several of the Young Lords got into broadcasting and journalism.Friday roundup: Diane Rehm’s right-to-die advocacy, Pacifica perpetually on the brink, and more
Plus: grants, HD Radio and public radio in classrooms.With shortfalls ongoing, Pacifica asks stations to boost income or cut costs
Amid a continuing financial crisis, the Pacifica Foundation is cutting costs at its five radio stations, a measure that could lead to ...Pacifica Radio Archives unearths missing 1964 London speech by Martin Luther King Jr.
Fifty years ago, Pacifica Radio correspondent Saul Bernstein recorded a 62-minute speech delivered in London by Martin Luther King Jr., in which ...Wednesday roundup: Independent Lens announces next season; Carvin launches Reported.ly
Plus: Collaborations in pubmedia, and a poet's Pacifica show.Thursday roundup: Fass remembers Post; spirit of Big Bird helps Kerger travel
Also: CPB's Inspector General is one of 47 IGs protesting closed federal records.“Steve was my hero”: a remembrance of a radio rebel
Steve Post, legendary New York radio personality for more than 50 years, died Sunday. He was 70 years old. Steve was the ...Thursday roundup: Sherlock will return, GPB fires employee over vulgar T-shirts
Plus: Ira Glass's salary, and bloodshed at Pacifica's KPFK.Pacifica’s WBAI seeks new home for transmitter
With its current location atop the Empire State Building threatened, Pacifica’s WBAI-FM in New York is looking to relocate its transmitter. In an ...Judge in Pacifica suit affirms earlier decision against former executive director
An Alameda County, Calif., judge has upheld her previous ruling that the Pacifica Foundation’s board of directors acted within its bounds when ...Damaged transmitter delays license renewal for Houston’s KPFT
Houston Pacifica station KPFT-FM is preparing to ask the FCC for a third extension on its license renewal, a delay resulting from ...Thursday roundup: Diane Rehm has no plans to retire, Big Bird is a documentary star
Plus: Free Speech Radio News sues Pacifica, and GPB announces another WRAS program.Calif. judge orders Pacifica’s ousted leader to end occupation of network’s offices
Summer Reese, former executive director of the Pacifica Foundation, was ordered to vacate the network’s headquarters Monday after an Alameda County Superior ...Monday roundup: PBS releases Peg + Cat album, AFI Docs to honor Gibney
Plus: A libertarian op-ed calls on pubradio listeners to open their wallets, and Pacifica faces yet another lawsuit.Wednesday roundup: INN hits 100 members, judge delays Pacifica ruling
Plus: A consortium plans an initiative for Latino pubmedia professionals, and a PBS Digital Studios star takes a friendly quiz.
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