Education
New partnership takes WQED education program into more West Virginia libraries
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The program has grown to 30 participating libraries since 2014, with an additional 10 launching this year through West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Programs/Content
Pittsburgh artists celebrate ‘a beautiful day’ in WQED’s Fred Rogers music project
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So far, five tunes, in genres from hip-hop to lullaby, are featured online as “The Sweater Sessions.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #110: How pubcasters are teaming up to take on Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis
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We hear from leaders at three of the stations involved in the statewide collaboration “Battling Opioids.”
System/Policy
Spectrum auction nets nearly $35M for two Pennsylvania stations
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WITF will share a channel, and WQED will move to a lower frequency.
Obituaries
Lloyd Kaiser, an ‘early visionary’ in public TV, dies at 88
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Kaiser had “an expansive view of the quality that could be achieved by a fledgling organization with a passion to serve,” said a station president.
Stations
WQED downsizes under weight of millions in debt
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The joint licensee is undertaking drastic measures to tackle a decades-old debt that once topped $17 million.
WQED
Layoffs, pay cuts and staff restructuring loom for Pittsburgh’s WQED
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The board is aiming to reduce the station’s fiscal 2016 budget by 6.8 percent compared with the prior fiscal year.
Quick Takes
Tuesday roundup: Snails disrupt Hawaii Public Radio service; CEO pay draws flak in Pittsburgh
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Plus: A radio producer is a USA Knight Fellow, and Mashable covers Curious City.
System/Policy
Pittsburgh’s WQED implements layoffs as part of restructuring
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Pittsburgh’s WQED implemented layoffs this week as part of what it called a “minor reorganization” to help bring expenses in line with projected revenue. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Tuesday that WQED laid off three full-time employees and one part-time employee. The station also reduced five full-time employees to part-time and cut four vacant positions from its budget. “With the start of its new fiscal year on Oct. 1, 2014, WQED will reorganize staff to reflect the changing media landscape,” the station said in a prepared statement.