Newman’s Own Foundation, established by actor Paul Newman with proceeds from his line of grocery products, is giving $2.4 million in grants over two years to 13 public broadcasting stations and organizations. Connecticut Public Broadcasting, which Newman considered his local … Continue reading
Several public-interest media organizations filed comments with the FCC regarding its October 2012 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for spectrum incentive auctions to clear bandwidth for mobile devices. Deadline for input was Jan. 25. The 45-page filing from the Association of … Continue reading
The African-American Public Radio Consortium has added a new music show to its line-up of nationally distributed programs. Beginning in mid-March, WKCC in Kankakee, Ill. will syndicate a two-hour version of Friends of the Blues show co-hosted by volunteer programmers … Continue reading
WGBH is defending its underwriting practices in the wake of complaints from FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) over Lockheed Martin’s sponsorship of Nova‘s “Rise of the Drones.” In a statement late Tuesday afternoon, WGBH, the presenting station for the … Continue reading
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is recommending that Idaho Public Television receive $1.6 million in the coming fiscal year’s budget, about a 2.6 percent bump from the current year’s funding. In 2010, Otter had considered zeroing out funding to IPTV, and … Continue reading
Veteran pubcaster Peter Dominowski, a founder of the Public Radio Program Directors Association, is the new president and general manager of Northeast Indiana Public Radio in Fort Wayne, the station announced today. Dominowski has worked as a researcher, facilitator and … Continue reading
FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting), a progressive press watchdog group, is criticizing Nova over sponsorship issues surrounding its recent report, “Rise of the Drones.” The report was underwritten by Lockheed Martin, which manufactures the unmanned aircraft. FAIR says that … Continue reading