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 … Continue reading →
There are now enough public radio stations to reach more than 90 percent of the American public, and pubcasters have adding specialized stations to increase listening options in areas where pubradio already exists. So it’s rare that all-new stations arise, … Continue reading →
It was raining in Baltimore Sept. 23 when independent producer Jay Allison delivered his “benediction,” the traditional closing speech of the Public Radio Program Directors annual conference. The bleary, conferenced-out audience listened closely. Allison, who learned the nonfiction radio craft … Continue reading →
See also Current coverage. Alabama network’s mission statement before the Alabama Educational Television Commission revised it June 12, 2012 Alabama Public Television Mission, Vision, Values, and Diversity Statement MISSION Each of us is born with a natural desire to learn. … Continue reading →
47 USC § 396, or U.S. Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter III, Part IV, subpart d, § 396 This compilation of federal law was posted freely by the Legal Information Institute of Cornell University Law School. See LII for … Continue reading →
Third Draft Recommendations of Core Working Group, October 1997 In the process of founding the Forum, this was the Core Working Group’s final draft, released Oct. 14, 1997, before the Convention of Stations, Nov. 5, where the Forum was voted … Continue reading →
Second Draft Recommendations of Core Working Group, September 1997 In the process of creating the Forum, public TV’s Core Working Group circulated this draft to its Circle of Advisors on Sept. 5, 1997. After revisions, the group circulated a third … Continue reading →