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		<title>Houston station boosts security as DJ faces identity theft charge</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/01/houston-station-boosts-security-as-dj-faces-identity-theft-charge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Janssen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A volunteer DJ has been charged with stealing donors’ credit card information from a Houston radio station and using it to make personal purchases. Michael Whitfield was arrested in December after police found him in possession of credit card information &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/01/houston-station-boosts-security-as-dj-faces-identity-theft-charge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Second pubTV station pays fine for missteps handling federal grants</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2013/01/second-pubtv-station-pays-fine-for-missteps-handling-federal-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2013/01/second-pubtv-station-pays-fine-for-missteps-handling-federal-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts announced a settlement with Boston’s WGBH over its handling of $60 million in federal grant funds, it was the second time in two years that a major producing station had come under scrutiny by auditors for its handling of grant monies for public TV productions. <a href="http://www.current.org/2013/01/second-pubtv-station-pays-fine-for-missteps-handling-federal-grants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WGBH settles with Justice Department over alleged mishandling of federal grants</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/wgbh-settles-with-justice-department-over-alleged-mishandling-of-federal-grants/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/wgbh-settles-with-justice-department-over-alleged-mishandling-of-federal-grants/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This item has been updated and reposted with additional information. WGBH has agreed to pay more than $300,000 in a civil settlement with the U.S Attorney&#8217;s Office to resolve allegations that it improperly tracked and accounted for federal grant money, &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/wgbh-settles-with-justice-department-over-alleged-mishandling-of-federal-grants/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>IPM offers to bridge PTV stations to spectrum auctions</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/ipm-offers-to-bridge-ptv-stations-to-spectrum-auctions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/ipm-offers-to-bridge-ptv-stations-to-spectrum-auctions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Independent Public Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ken Devine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spectrum auctions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Independent Public Media has unveiled a new program to provide bridge funding to financially troubled pubTV stations. The loans will help them stay on the air through the FCC’s incentive spectrum auction, and require a payout from auction proceeds. IPM &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/ipm-offers-to-bridge-ptv-stations-to-spectrum-auctions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Basic memberships: More trouble than they&#8217;re worth?</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/basic-memberships-more-trouble-than-theyre-worth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/basic-memberships-more-trouble-than-theyre-worth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Basic memberships offered during pledge drives and in direct-mail appeals are a time-tested enticement for converting pubcasting viewers and listeners into contributors, but station-based development staff are perplexed about how to set the rate for this donation level. Some pubcasters &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/basic-memberships-more-trouble-than-theyre-worth/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seven rules for station execs to succeed in fundraising</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/seven-rules-for-station-execs-to-succeed-in-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/seven-rules-for-station-execs-to-succeed-in-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 00:29:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[board development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Norm Silverstein]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WXXI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[More than a decade ago, I was appearing on-air during a television pledge drive when a phone bank volunteer said a caller on his line insisted on talking to me. I picked up the phone with some trepidation and — &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/seven-rules-for-station-execs-to-succeed-in-fundraising/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winning members at their doors</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/winning-members-at-their-doors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/winning-members-at-their-doors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:58:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Membership]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=24795</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most promising new membership initiatives to come along for public television in years doesn’t involve phone banks, on-air pitches or premium packages. It’s door-to-door canvassing, the grass-rootsy technique for talking up causes and soliciting donations face-to-face. <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/winning-members-at-their-doors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sponsor churn, ebb in digital cut into NPR’s bottom line</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/11/sponsor-churn-ebb-in-digital-cut-into-nprs-bottom-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/11/sponsor-churn-ebb-in-digital-cut-into-nprs-bottom-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Benjamin Mook</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=23782</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With one of its biggest corporate sponsors pulling back from a multiyear underwriting commitment, NPR has an uphill climb to rebuild its sponsorship revenues from 2011, when the network’s sales reps reeled in enough deals to set a new earnings &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/11/sponsor-churn-ebb-in-digital-cut-into-nprs-bottom-line/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>WCNY-TV is ‘stronger and moving in a better direction’</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/11/wcny-tv-is-stronger-and-moving-in-a-better-direction/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/11/wcny-tv-is-stronger-and-moving-in-a-better-direction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bob Daino]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Syracuse PBS station WCNY-TV announced that its September 2007 pledge drive would be its last, skeptics predicted the new policy would be short-lived. But five years later, the station is still proudly pledge-free and its leaders say they have no regrets. <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/11/wcny-tv-is-stronger-and-moving-in-a-better-direction/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Public media’s “value” derived from service to local communities</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/11/public-medias-value-derived-from-service-to-local-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/11/public-medias-value-derived-from-service-to-local-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:49:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Public Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=23540</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[To the editors: Amanda Hirsch asks if the “value proposition” for public media is different today from what it was in the 1960s, and if tax dollars are essential in support of noncommercial media (Current, Oct. 22). I was there &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/11/public-medias-value-derived-from-service-to-local-communities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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