People
PBS Board elects leaders, Martin to step down at KALW and more comings and goings
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The PBS Board also seated several new members.
Programs/Content
PBS drops ‘Charlie Rose’
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More than a dozen women have told the Washington Post and other news outlets that Rose sexually harassed them.
People
Garland McLaurin: Like America, public broadcasting is a work in progress
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“When I think about public media, I think about what Frantz Fanon said: ‘What matters is not to know the world but to change it.'”
Quick Takes
CPB gives PBS Kids channel $5.6M for games, outreach
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The interactive game feature should roll out later this year, according to PBS.
Quick Takes
Former NPR News exec is new public editor at PBS
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Madhulika Sikka oversaw NPR’s international coverage from 2006–15.
People
Nandini Sen: We connect through shared experiences
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A public radio story about migration helped Nandini Sen feel connected to the U.S. and led to her career in public media.
System/Policy
PBS and Greater Public reunite for joint PMDMC in 2018
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The two organizations have begun planning the next PMDMC, July 11–13, 2018, in Chicago.
Programs/Content
Dramatic films take prizes in PBS Online Film Festival
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Jurors and viewers picked shorts presented by NBPC and PIC.
Programs/Content
New ‘Washington Week’ host aims to favor balance over frivolity
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Robert Costa told TV writers that he wants to focus on “fact-based analysis” in his role as moderator.
Programs/Content
PBS’s Kerger warns of station shutdowns if CPB goes dark
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“There is no plan B” to replace federal funding, Paula Kerger told TV critics during her executive session at the Summer Press Tour.
Programs/Content
Luna arrives, Ruffman returns and more from the PBS Press Tour
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Also, “The Great American Read” will let viewers vote on the nation’s favorite book.
Currently Curious
Where do public broadcasting stations abound?
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A reader wants to know how many cities have duplicate NPR and PBS stations.
Programs/Content
Watch our screening and panel discussion of Marlon Riggs’ ‘Tongues Untied’
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The latest installment in our “Get With the Program” series focuses on a groundbreaking 1991 film.
System/Policy
LBJ Library honors public broadcasting’s history with new exhibit
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The “On the Air” exhibit’s opening day event drew families eager to meet Elmo and Big Bird.
System/Policy
T-Mobile will foot bill for repacking public TV translators
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The agreement covers equipment, engineering, installation and legal fees.
Quick Takes
‘POV’ to air Bill Nye documentary after theatrical release from PBS
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Filmmakers David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg said they “grew up as middle schoolers watching Bill Nye on PBS.”
Quick Takes
Another academic lashes out at ‘School Inc.’ documentary
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Diane Ravitch, a former assistant secretary of education, calls the documentary “paid propaganda.”
Quick Takes
Survey finds favorable view of PBS among LGBT consumers
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PBS is among the top 10 in brand perception among LGBT consumers, according to YouGov.
Programs/Content
PBS Annual Meeting honors longtime leaders and creative fundraising approaches, and more awards in public media
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Early childhood educator Bill Isler received the PBS “Be More” Award for helping to bring characters like Daniel Tiger to life.
System/Policy
PBS President Paula Kerger: ‘Let us build on the wonderful legacy to which we were entrusted’
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Delivering the keynote speech at the PBS Annual Meeting Tuesday, Kerger said public broadcasting is at “an inflection moment.”