SYSTEM/POLICY
Public media leaders debate value of internships, paid and unpaid
Posted: June 18, 2013
By Andrew Lapin
SYSTEM/POLICY
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
WXXI's web-first series on sculpture project captures drama of artistic process
Posted: June 14, 2013
By Dru Sefton
TELEVISION PROGRAMS
Stations fear exclusion from show production as PBS shifts strategy
Posted: June 13, 2013
By Elizabeth Jensen
PROGRAMS/CONTENT
Author of Martha Speaks sues WGBH in dispute over ancillary revenues
Posted: June 12, 2013
By Ben Mook
JOURNALISM
APM series examines exoneration in the U.S.
Posted: June 07, 2013
By Graham Vyse
JOURNALISM
Stations continue StateImpact without NPR
Posted: May 29, 2013
By Mike Janssen
Gains, losses spread unevenly across pubcasting stations
Reductions in tax-based support for pubcasting have shortened the financial gap between public television and radio stations, accelerating public TV’s decade-long financial decline and demonstrating resilience within segments of the public radio system. Continue reading
PubTV stations move to pitch sustainer gifts during pledge
Public TV stations looking to reduce their reliance on transactional fundraising will get more assistance from PBS this summer, when for the first time pitch breaks for its pledge specials will include messages inviting viewers to join as sustaining members … Continue reading
WBUR’s crisis coverage reveals potential of ‘on-air and online’ news
For more than a decade, pubcasters have debated whether local stations can harness the power of the Internet. There has been no shortage of naysayers in this ongoing exchange, and, for a time, that side of the discussion seemed to be winning, for good reason. Continue reading
Upstate N.Y. pubradio outlet goes silent
The newest public radio station in New York State went dark May 9, ending a six-year attempt to bring a local voice to small Otsego County. Continue reading
A digital revolution for public radio fundraising
Marketing consultant John Sutton has been forecasting what public radio will look like in 2018, and his predictions, published on his blog RadioSutton since February, have been provocative. Sutton is among the pubradio analysts who believe that federal funding “will … Continue reading
News
Pacifica misses CPB deadlines, holding up funding for stations
Posted: June 19, 2013CPB has withheld financial support for the Pacifica Foundation’s five radio stations after the organization missed deadlines for fixing errors and shortcomings in its accounting and operations. The errors were discovered during a CPB audit last year that cited Pacifica … Continue reading
NPR’s Rudin hopes to launch new show after leaving network
Posted: June 19, 2013Shutdowns of a show and a reporting project at NPR have prompted the departure of “Political Junkie” Ken Rudin, who has worked at the network since 1991. Rudin appears weekly on NPR’s Talk of the Nation, which is ending production … Continue reading
Nominee for FCC chair pledges to stick to spectrum auction schedule
Posted: June 19, 2013During his June 18 Senate confirmation hearing for the position of Federal Communications Commission chairman, presidential nominee Tom Wheeler said it is “absolutely crucial” for the federal government to maintain its intended schedule for spectrum incentive auctions. Continue reading
John Krauss, longtime WRVO manager, dies at 64
Posted: June 18, 2013John Krauss, former g.m. for WRVO in Oswego, N.Y., and a public broadcasting manager for more than 40 years, died June 17. He was 64. Continue reading
Butler cautiously optimistic about spectrum auctions’ effects on public broadcasting
Posted: June 18, 2013As broadcasters and their representatives prepare for the FCC’s upcoming auction of television broadcast spectrum, public TV’s top lobbyist is proceeding with the view that it presents more opportunity for the field than a threat. Continue reading
Salt Lake City’s KCPW cites program costs, duplication in canceling NPR programs
Posted: June 18, 2013Salt Lake City pubcaster Wasatch Public Media, licensee of KCPW-FM, will drop all NPR programs June 24, a schedule change intended to save money and differentiate its service from other pubcasters in the market. “A lot of the decision just … Continue reading
Yore departs Marketplace as APM pares executive ranks
Posted: June 17, 2013J.J. Yore, a veteran producer credited as a creator of the public radio show Marketplace, was one of three senior executives riffed June 17 from American Public Media, the Minnesota-based company that produces the series. Yore, who rose up through the … Continue reading
Nathan Shaw, DEI founding president, dies at 76
Posted: June 17, 2013Nathan Shaw, the founding president of Development Exchange, Inc., and a public-radio fundraising pioneer, died May 29. He was 76. Continue reading
Public TV shows garner 14 Daytime Emmys; Sesame Street scores six
Posted: June 17, 2013Programs on public television received 13 creative arts honors and one broadcast statuette in Daytime Emmy Award ceremonies Friday and Sunday in Los Angeles. Continue reading