Tag: WQED
WQED to lay off 35% of staff due to federal funding cuts
The organization laid off 19 employees, primarily in its marketing, membership and production departments.Not in Our Town film highlights power of Pittsburgh’s response to 2018 shooting
“Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” focuses on what communities can do to eradicate hate and bigotry, says filmmaker ...With Film Academy, WQED prepares students for careers in digital media
Acquisition of a teen workforce-development program has helped fill a gap in the Pittsburgh station’s educational programming.New partnership takes WQED education program into more West Virginia libraries
The program has grown to 30 participating libraries since 2014, with an additional 10 launching this year through West Virginia Public Broadcasting.Pittsburgh artists celebrate ‘a beautiful day’ in WQED’s Fred Rogers music project
So far, five tunes, in genres from hip-hop to lullaby, are featured online as “The Sweater Sessions.”‘The Pub’ #110: How pubcasters are teaming up to take on Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis
We hear from leaders at three of the stations involved in the statewide collaboration "Battling Opioids."Spectrum auction nets nearly $35M for two Pennsylvania stations
WITF will share a channel, and WQED will move to a lower frequency.Lloyd Kaiser, an ‘early visionary’ in public TV, dies at 88
Kaiser had “an expansive view of the quality that could be achieved by a fledgling organization with a passion to serve,” said ...WQED downsizes under weight of millions in debt
The joint licensee is undertaking drastic measures to tackle a decades-old debt that once topped $17 million.Layoffs, pay cuts and staff restructuring loom for Pittsburgh’s WQED
The board is aiming to reduce the station’s fiscal 2016 budget by 6.8 percent compared with the prior fiscal year.Tuesday roundup: Snails disrupt Hawaii Public Radio service; CEO pay draws flak in Pittsburgh
Plus: A radio producer is a USA Knight Fellow, and Mashable covers Curious City.Pittsburgh’s WQED implements layoffs as part of restructuring
Pittsburgh’s WQED implemented layoffs this week as part of what it called a “minor reorganization” to help bring expenses in line with ...Wednesday roundup: WQED looks for alums; St. Louis newsroom ‘reborn’ with Ferguson coverage
Plus: Paula Poundstone says NPR listeners are "polite and fun. There’s not a lot of head-bangers."Wednesday roundup: Pew releases annual media report, advocacy group protests renewal of WGBH license
• NPR’s monthly listenership hit an eight-year high in 2013 with an average of 27.3 million listeners each month, according to the ...Thursday roundup: WQED cuts back, Dunlop leads KCTS
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