The story of how Monty Python’s Flying Circus star John Cleese became a pitchman for Milwaukee Public Television’s Great TV Auction dates to 1987 and “has as many curves as the Monaco Grand Prix,” writes Milwaukee Journal Sentinel TV/radio columnist … Continue reading
The top station official at WJFF-FM, community radio in Jeffersonville, N.Y., has resigned following a public protest over his management style, reports the local Times Herald-Record. Winston Clark, who lead the station for four years, submitted his resignation Wednesday night … Continue reading
The new president and c.e.o. of dual licensee Lakeshore Public Media in Merrillville, Ind., is James Muhammad, currently director of radio services for West Virginia Public Broadcasting. He begins work in his new post May 20. “James is a well-rounded … Continue reading
The Bay Area Video Coalition, the San Francisco-based group that seeks to inspire social change by empowering media makers, just released a new resource, “Impact Playbook: Best Practices for Understanding the Impact of Media.” The free download contains best-practice ideas … Continue reading
Microsoft is considering ending its Sesame Street interactive videogame series, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. The newspaper’s Digits blog cites unnamed sources as saying demand for the Xbox-based games is lacking. Sesame Workshop and Microsoft declined to speak for … Continue reading
Upstart television streamer Aereo “quite possibly” could bring down broadcast television, according to Fortune magazine. The service, which sells subscription access to broadcast signals via the Internet, has prompted Fox and Spanish-language Univision to actually consider going to an all-cable … Continue reading
CPB is granting nearly $2 million to WGBH in Boston to expand middle-school math content available through PBS LearningMedia, pubcasting’s free online resource for educators. WGBH, with producing partners WNET in New York City, KET in Lexington, Ky., and KQED … Continue reading