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Comings and goings: John Yang will leave PBS News, Scott resigns from PTMMG …
Yang is leaving PBS News at the end of the month.
Opinion: Disaffiliating Arkansas’ public TV network from PBS is an ideological move
Republicans in Congress, including Arkansas’ entire delegation, voted to put Arkansas PBS’ head on the chopping block. The network's new leaders have now wielded the axe.
Opinion: Lessons from NPR’s past efforts to reach minority listeners
Rather than working to maintain the status quo, this could be the moment for NPR to reimagine its mission by broadening its listener base beyond an elite few.
Why university stations need to prove their institutional value — before a crisis hits
Without preparation, stations can struggle to articulate their value, leaving them vulnerable to disruptive changes.
Arkansas TV, PBS dispute accounts of decision to end membership
Correspondence shared with Current reveals conflicting accounts over notice requirements and whether the decision blindsided PBS.
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CPB will dissolve following unanimous board vote
CEO Patricia Harrison said CPB is protecting the integrity of the public media system by dissolving “rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attacks.”Comings and goings: Kaplan resigns from CPB board, PRX appoints sales SVP …
Diane Kaplan, who joined CPB’s board in 2022, resigned from her seat.WUSF names Leslie Laney GM
Laney is currently station manager for WUSF.WLIW gets four new series from partner Newsday
“All four of these programs really get into the hallmarks of what you find on public media and that we are always working to bring to our audience,” said Diane Masciale, VP of WNET Station Group.
Comings and goings: WXXI hires CMO, ITVS announces promotions …
Kevin Kalvitis was named CMO of WXXI.Roundhouse Foundation grants $1.5M to pubmedia organizations
The Oregon-based foundation is supporting Native Public Media and the Public Media Bridge Fund.In letter to commission, PBS expresses hope that Arkansas TV will reverse decision on cutting PBS programming
SVP of Station Services Susi Elkins said PBS was shocked to learn that the Arkansas Educational Television Commission would drop its programming.
After uncertain start, Public Media Infrastructure charts a path forward
With the legal dispute between NPR and CPB settled, PMI's leaders discuss their plans for providing new distribution services to public media.How Spanish-language community stations are navigating immigration crackdowns
As the Trump administration ramps up ICE actions, Spanish-language stations are working with limited resources to inform listeners while staying under the radar.Press Forward awards $2.7M in grants to coalitions of local stations
The grants will support public media organizations in seven states and regions, including Alaska and Central Appalachia.
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