Pubcasters win eight Peabody Awards for outstanding electronic media
Posted: April, 08, 2013
By Theodore Fischer
Awards in public media
Rebecca Eaton and Newton Minow honored for distinguished service to public television
Posted: January 18, 2013As the executive producer who acquired and managed co-productions of British dramas for Masterpiece and its predecessor titles for more than 26 years, Eaton has brought high-profile miniseries such as Prime Suspect, Bleak House and recent hits Sherlock and Downton Abbey to PBS. Continue reading
NPR, Frontline cited for 2013 duPont-Columbia Awards
Posted: December 19, 2012Public media outlets were cited for six 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards, announced today by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. NPR received three awards, with one given to reporters Deborah Amos and Kelly McEvers for their coverage of … Continue reading
WFYI chief honored for leadership in public TV
Posted: December 12, 2012Lloyd Wright received the 2012 William Kobin Public Television Leadership Award from public TV’s Major Market Group. Wright has served as president of WFYI Public Media in Indianapolis for more than 23 years and was recently re-elected to his fourth … Continue reading
Ideastream recognizes WCLV’s Robert Conrad for ‘innovative and generous acts.’
Posted: December 11, 2012Conrad, president and co-founder of the 50-year-old Cleveland-based classical music station, received ideastream’s “Great Idea Award” for his service as a leading classical musical broadcaster, producer and distributor of cultural programming. Ideastream praised Conrad and his colleagues for ensuring that … Continue reading
APT cites top series for programming excellence, names Robert Scully ‘Person of the Year’
Posted: December 11, 2012During last month’s Fall Marketplace conference in Sanibel Harbour, Fla., APT honored Doc Martin, Nightly Business Report, Rick Steves’ Hidden Europe and New Scandinavian Cooking with Programming Excellence Awards, recognizing the four series for their positive impact on public TV … Continue reading
BURN: An Energy Journal wins AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award
Posted: December 10, 2012The American Association for the Advancement of Science singled out the first of four BURN documentary specials, “Particles: Nuclear Power After Fukushima,” which aired March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan. … Continue reading
First Lady presents national arts and humanities award to Youth Radio
Posted: November 20, 2012Oakland-based Youth Radio paid a visit to the White House Nov. 19, as First Lady Michelle Obama awarded the nonprofit for its work training inner-city youth in arts, journalism and multimedia production. Continue reading