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“I thought it was incredible the way the story was told and how things we’re seeing today are encapsulated in this man’s story,” says Judy Greenspan, director of multiplatform initiatives for the New York–based producing station.
The end of an employee council focused on DEI issues has lessened friction within the station. But former members say areas such as pay transparency haven’t been addressed.
“As viewers and set manufacturers and datacasting companies see this moving into the largest television market in the country … that’s going to make people pay more attention to the NextGen transition,” said Bob Feinberg, VP of business development.
The weekday “NewsHour” and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.
#PBSForTheArts is examining how arts organizations are working to “stay around, stay relevant and then fight back,” said WNET Group CEO Neal Shapiro.