Tag: Paula Kerger
PBS board approves $373M budget, applauds contract extension for CEO Paula Kerger
Paula Kerger’s decision to continue leading PBS “will cement, for a very long time to come, her status as the longest serving ...In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what ...
Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of ...Filmmakers join Kerger at press tour to discuss pandemic’s effect on forthcoming PBS series
At an executive session with the PBS president, Ken Burns and Henry Louis Gates Jr. discussed how the pandemic has affected productions ...PBS president says network has tightened harassment policies, is eyeing new late-night fare
No deadline has been set for replacing Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley, but options include retaining Christiane Amanpour's show.PBS’s Kerger warns of station shutdowns if CPB goes dark
"There is no plan B" to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press ...PBS President Paula Kerger: ‘Let us build on the wonderful legacy to which we were ...
Delivering the keynote speech at the PBS Annual Meeting Tuesday, Kerger said public broadcasting is at “an inflection moment.”Press tour brings questions about federal funding, panel on ‘Vietnam’ soundtrack
PBS President Paula Kerger assures critics that stations are communicating with members of Congress about the importance of CPB funding.PBS press tour brings preview of Burns docs, review of fireworks gaffe
Kerger said PBS’s handling of its broadcast of the annual Fourth of July fireworks on Washington’s National Mall was contrary to policy.PBS president expresses concern about auction’s impact on coverage
Paula Kerger spoke with TV critics Monday about the FCC spectrum auction, the success of Downton Abbey and the future of Mercy Street.Kerger on end of ‘Downton’: “Great television begets great television”
”We really have an abundance of programs that have been pitched to us.“Thursday roundup: Kerger takes Ice Bucket Challenge; NPR’s Kramer shares ideas for engaging members
Plus: Poynter visits St. Louis Public Radio's newsroom, and Vme tries sponsored content.Monday roundup: FCC may require online public files for radio stations; Burton hosts “Tweeting Rainbow”
Plus: Paula Kerger takes her interns to breakfast, and Planet Money hops on Reddit.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.Popularity of ‘Downton’ creates embarrassment of riches in ‘Masterpiece’ slot
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The success of Downton Abbey, whose fifth season has been set for Jan. 4, has created a novel problem for PBS: ...With on-demand streaming, PBS will enable premiere-week bingeing on Burns’s Roosevelts
In a session with TV critics, PBS's Kerger said the streaming experiment will "accommodate a wide range of viewing habits."
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