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		<title>Mikulski, friend of pubcasters, will chair Senate Appropriations Committee</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/12/mikulski-friend-of-pubcasters-will-chair-senate-appropriations-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/12/mikulski-friend-of-pubcasters-will-chair-senate-appropriations-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Lapin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[appropriations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is replacing the recently deceased Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, where she will command the task force of senators that determines federal spending on many endeavors including public broadcasting, Mikulski's office announced Wednesday. <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/12/mikulski-friend-of-pubcasters-will-chair-senate-appropriations-committee/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presidential sparring puts pubcasting in political bull&#8217;s-eye</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/10/presidential-sparring-puts-pubcasting-in-political-bulls-eye/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/10/presidential-sparring-puts-pubcasting-in-political-bulls-eye/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[170MillionAmericans.org]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APTS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s pledge to defund PBS, which he reiterated during the Oct. 3 televised presidential debate, set off a flurry of advocacy activity by pubcasters working at both the national and local levels. PBS had already spent &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/10/presidential-sparring-puts-pubcasting-in-political-bulls-eye/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Noncom groups file comments on FCC&#8217;s third-party fundraising proposal</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/07/noncom-groups-file-comments-on-fccs-third-party-fundraising-proposal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/07/noncom-groups-file-comments-on-fccs-third-party-fundraising-proposal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Quick Takes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR, PBS and the Association of Public Television Stations are among broadcast organizations weighing in with the FCC on its April proposal for a change in policy to allow pubcasters to raise money for charities and other nonprofits on the &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/07/noncom-groups-file-comments-on-fccs-third-party-fundraising-proposal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>APTS combats latest bids to defund CPB</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/05/apts-combats-latest-bids-to-defund-cpb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/05/apts-combats-latest-bids-to-defund-cpb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quick Takes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Federal funding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Two of pubcasting’s chief critics on Capitol Hill have revived their bids to end CPB funding. Republican lawmakers Rep. Doug Lamborn (Colo.) and Sen. Jim DeMint (S.C.) circulated letters last week asking colleagues to help them “permanently defund” CPB. They &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/05/apts-combats-latest-bids-to-defund-cpb/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mundt to NPR, APM lays off Alvarado, Pulitzer-winning cartoonist joins WHYY, and more&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/03/npr-has-hired-todd-mundt-as-editorial-director-for-npr-digital-services/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/03/npr-has-hired-todd-mundt-as-editorial-director-for-npr-digital-services/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People in Public Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APM]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joaquin Alvarado]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[NPR has hired Todd Mundt as editorial director for NPR Digital Services In his new position, Mundt will help stations develop digital content strategies and oversee news training offered to them. He now serves as v.p. and chief content officer &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/03/npr-has-hired-todd-mundt-as-editorial-director-for-npr-digital-services/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>At APTS summit, public TV remembers which way ‘up’ is</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/02/at-apts-summit-public-tv-remembers-which-way-up-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/02/at-apts-summit-public-tv-remembers-which-way-up-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[System/Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[APTS]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What a difference a year makes,” Patrick Butler, president of the Association of Public Television Stations, told the crowd at the group’s Public Media Summit on Feb. 27 in Arlington, Va. Last year at this time, the House of Representatives &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/02/at-apts-summit-public-tv-remembers-which-way-up-is/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>APTS operating without dues from 1/4 of stations</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2011/11/apts-operating-without-dues-from-14-of-stations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2011/11/apts-operating-without-dues-from-14-of-stations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Lapin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A drop in dues-paying members over the last three years has diminished the resources of the Association of Public Television Stations at an especially critical time for the Washington-based lobbying organization. APTS’ membership has fallen to 75 percent of public &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2011/11/apts-operating-without-dues-from-14-of-stations/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Soon off to war for APTS: new president, Pat Butler</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2010/11/soon-off-to-war-for-apts-new-president-pat-butler/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2010/11/soon-off-to-war-for-apts-new-president-pat-butler/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People in Public Media]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.current.org/?p=26259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Patrick Butler, public TV’s new chief lobbyist, wrote speeches for President Gerald Ford, was a founder of the Pew Research Center, and helped provide Ken Burns with funding for his acclaimed Civil War documentary series. Butler starts work as president &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2010/11/soon-off-to-war-for-apts-new-president-pat-butler/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>APTS Awards for 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2010/06/apts-awards-for-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2010/06/apts-awards-for-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>currentadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association of Public Television Stations thanked advocates beyond the D.C. Beltway APTS gave its David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award to Dr. Louis Sullivan, board chair of the Atlanta Educational Telecommunications Collaborative Inc. and former U.S. secretary of health &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2010/06/apts-awards-for-2009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Public TV takes note: health care bills have billions for education</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2009/11/public-tv-takes-note-health-care-bills-have-billions-for-education/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2009/11/public-tv-takes-note-health-care-bills-have-billions-for-education/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:50:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>currentadmin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Health-care legislation now pending in Congress may be one of the best new sources of support for public-service content, public TV’s lobbyists are saying. <a href="http://www.current.org/2009/11/public-tv-takes-note-health-care-bills-have-billions-for-education/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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