System/Policy
Host fired by South Dakota Public Broadcasting appeals dismissal
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Stel Kline, a transgender journalist who began hosting “Morning Edition” at SDPB last fall, was told they were “not objective” and had “a problem with authority.”
Programs/Content
South Dakota station takes ‘next step’ in state reporting with portal and app
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Viewers and listeners can access live webcasts, news, meeting minutes and agendas for more than 100 boards and commissions.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: Joe Bev plays Monty, actress speaks out for public media
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Plus: Miles O’Brien writes a harrowing account of his arm amputation, and a WRAS protester makes a pillow.
People
WUFT, VPR led pubcasters in regional Edward R. Murrow Awards.
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Among the 54 public stations receiving regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for electronic journalism, WUFT-FM of Gainesville, Fla., won eight, and Vermont Public Radio captured seven. Five additional pubradio stations — KUNC, Greeley, Colo.; South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB); KCCU, Lawton, Okla.; WBUR, Boston; and WITF, Harrisburg, Pa. — each won six Murrows in regional RTDNA competitions among broadcast and online news outlets. Awards for overall excellence among large market stations went to KUT in Austin, Texas, and WUNC in Chapel Hill, N.C., while WUFT and Alabama Public Radio were recognized among small-market stations in their regions. The Radio Television Digital News Association honored broadcasters across 13 multistate U.S. regions for outstanding news reporting.