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2025年1月23日 · System/Policy Busloads of South Dakota Public Broadcasting supporters make case to avoid $3.6M state budget cut By Seth Tupper, Editor-in-Chief (South Dakota Searchlight) | 6 hours ago. Supporters said the cut would undermine public safety, government transparency, education, high school activities and local storytelling.
Missouri radio stations will become independent nonprofits
8 小时之前 · Missouri stations St. Louis Public Radio, KCUR in Kansas City and Classical KC will become governed by independent nonprofits, their university license-holder announced Monday. The University of Missouri System Board of Curators holds the licenses for the stations. “The Curators are supportive of ...
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3 天之前 · System/Policy Why the impact of CPB funding cuts may not be equal By Alex Curley, Project Manager and Consultant | 3 minutes ago. An analysis of station financial data suggests disproportionate effects could be felt across radio and TV …
FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting
2025年1月30日 · FCC Chair Brendan Carr has asked the commission’s Enforcement Bureau to investigate underwriting announcements of NPR, PBS and their member stations, a letter obtained by Current shows. In the letter, sent Jan. 29 to NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Carr expressed concern that NPR ...
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Why live events could be key to classical radio’s survival
6 天之前 · Imagine you’re in 1990: The Germanys reunite, Voyager 1 snaps the Pale Blue Dot image, Michael Jordan rules the hoops, Iraq invades Kuwait, Driving Miss Daisy wins Best Picture. And a fortune-teller proclaims, among startling prophecies, that the number of classical radio stations across America will shrink by two-thirds by 2025.
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Publicmediajobs.org is the leading source for career opportunities in public radio and TV in the U.S. Recruiters from NPR, PBS, “major market” media organizations, University and small-town stations know that Current’s job portal is the best place to reach diverse professionals, and emerging and experienced talent eager to advance their …
35 Rising Stars making their mark in public media - Current
Rising Stars, Current’s initiative recognizing public media’s up-and-coming talents, grew this year. We received 171 nominations of early- to mid-career professionals. With the help of a panel of judges, we selected 35 for the spotlight. The 2024 Rising Stars work in different areas of public media and contribute creatively in many ways.
Public media: facing challenges, building our future - Current
2024年8月22日 · This commentary first appeared on the website of Greater Public Aug. 13 and is republished here with permission.. As we gather in person at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference in San Diego this week, I’m taking a moment to reflect on what’s happening in public media these days. Some gathered at the conference are expressing a sense of uncertainty and even fear about our ...
Why public media’s past might be its future - Current
2024年9月16日 · Something I’ve been saying for over 25 years. Look to the early years of innovation and experimentation, when public television was a hothouse for burgeoning formats and bold new approaches, especially at the local station level – it doesn’t have to cost a fortune if it captures the zeitgeist and feels true to what’s bubbling up in your communities.