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04/23/2025

The show’s staff are also moving from their downtown L.A. headquarters to share space with LAist in Pasadena.

04/22/2025

“Tim and I believe that entry of judgment in his case was unjust, and that the University of Missouri and St. Louis Public Radio should not be permitted to destroy people’s lives by spreading falsehoods with impunity,” Eby's lawyer said.

A judge ruled that the station's licensee, the University of Missouri, was protected from the lawsuit by sovereign immunity.

04/21/2025

In our second installment, station staffers discuss the FCC investigation of underwriting practices in public media.

04/21/2025

At the most recent picket Thursday, approximately half of the unionized employees demonstrated alongside 15 members of the community.

The union representing 23 newsroom employees is making its case for pay increases through pickets and a petition shared with donors.

04/21/2025

Futuro+ is designed for audiences who want to support independent fact-based media “that sounds and looks like them,” says co-CEO Marlon Bishop.

Futuro+ is designed for audiences who want to support independent fact-based media “that sounds and looks like them,” says Co-CEO Marlon Bishop.

04/18/2025

More than 1,000 listeners from 31 states and 17 countries donated to the “Save New Sounds” campaign that launched after the WNYC program faced cancellation.

04/18/2025

Despite multi-million-dollar bids from two Christian broadcasters, a group of former volunteers thinks they can still save the community radio station.

04/16/2025

Richard Popovic was hired as chief revenue officer of the merged public media stations in Rhode Island.

Richard Popovic will oversee fundraising and revenue strategies for Rhode Island PBS and The Public's Radio.

04/16/2025

Radio saw a remarkable 39% increase in new donors compared to 2024, but declines continued for TV-only organizations and joint licensees.

04/15/2025

The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch to “clawback” $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB.

04/15/2025

An archival project aiming to restore Appalachian photo collections is in jeopardy due to the Trump administration’s cuts to NEH.

Forthcoming series from Ken Burns and Sam Pollard and biopics from “American Masters” are among the productions listed in a database tracking cancelled grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

04/15/2025

“I’m incredibly honored to step into the role of executive director at Radio Milwaukee, an organization that has always stood for innovation, inclusion, and community,” Lee said.

Lee, previously senior director of programming, has been serving as interim executive director since January.

04/14/2025

“We are thrilled to have found someone of Tina’s vision and expertise to take the helm.”

She will leave St. Louis Public Radio to begin the new job in August.

04/14/2025

"The following is the first of a two-part account of the imagined discussions among the senior staff in the Division of Broadcasting and Public Media at a major university joint licensee."

A fictional station meeting tackles the questions public media leaders can’t ignore.

04/11/2025

Merritt most recently worked as chief of station and system strategies.

Merritt is currently chief of station and system strategies.

04/11/2025

Inspired by Kwame Alexander’s children’s book, the show is built around music videos of “real jazz” that make children want to move their feet and dance, says Julius Harper, series EP for GBH Kids.

04/10/2025

Michael Levy, a CPB executive since 2005, resigned from his positions, citing health reasons. (This article has been updated and reposted here with a correction.)

Levy has worked at CPB since 2005.

04/10/2025

WNYC nearly doubled its fundraising goal.

"It's not that you can't talk about something that hasn't happened yet. It's how you talk about it if you decide to go there.”