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May 17, 2016
WBAA-A/West Lafayette, IN To Drop 'This American Life,' Citing Pandora Streaming
An INDIANA public radio station is dropping PRX and WBEZ/CHICAGO's "THIS AMERICAN LIFE," and the station's GM says it's because the show is now available at PANDORA. CURRENT.ORG reports that PURDUE UNIVERSITY News-Talk WBAA-A/WEST … more »
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April 22, 2016
Purple Reign: KCMP/The Current Airing 26 Hours Of Prince Music
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO Triple A KCMP (THE CURRENT)/MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL is celebrating the life, music and legacy of PRINCE with 26 hours of music. Starting 6p on FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd THE CURRENT is playing PRINCE's catalog from A to W (no songs start … more »
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April 8, 2016
KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis Announces Rock The Garden 2016 Lineup
MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO Triple A KCMP (THE CURRENT)/MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL is set for ROCK THE GARDEN again this year. This time it will be at BOOM ISLAND PARK (as the Walker Art Center is going though grounds renovation) for a single day. The event takes … more »
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April 8, 2016
WNYC Studios To Distribute 'Snap Judgment'
WNYC STUDIOS will take over distribution of "SNAP JUDGMENT" from NPR as of JULY 1st, reports CURRENT.ORG. GLYNN WASHINGTON's weekly storytelling show and podcast is co-produced by WNYC and co-distributed by NPR's CONTENT DEPOT and … more »
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March 22, 2016
Florida Pubcasters Sue Agency Over Unpaid Underwriting Spots
A lawsuit by FPBS: THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC MEDIA IN FLORIDA alleges that PCH COMMUNICATIONS, the ATLANTA agency, owes its member TV and radio stations $508,237.96 for unpaid underwriting for FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT arranged by PCH subsidiary … more »
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March 21, 2016
No Promoting Podcasts On-Air? NPR VP's Memo Generates Debate
NPR VP/News Programming and Operations CHRISTOPHER TURPIN's memo last week telling news employees not to overtly promote podcasts or the NPR ONE app in backselling broadcast reports touched off a lively debate over whether broadcasters should be … more »
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January 15, 2016
NPR CEO Gave Every Staffer A Powerball Ticket
NPR CEO JARL MOHN gave his staff an additional dose of POWERBALL fever for WEDNESDAY's drawing, buying each of them -- all 800 -- a ticket for the record $1.5 billion jackpot, reports CURRENT.ORG. MOHN's gift, however, came with a catch, -- … more »
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November 23, 2015
NPR Expands Board To 23 Members
CURRENT.ORG is reporting that NPR's board of directors will add six more seats, growing from 17 to 23 members. The change, approved by the board earlier this month, will include four public directors and two from stations. A petition by 26 … more »
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November 19, 2015
Survey Of Public Media Salaries Lists Top Earners, Finds Gender Earning Disparity
CURRENT.ORG has released the results of its first survey of salaries for public media executives in top 25 markets, with NEW YORK PUBLIC MEDIA's LAURA WALKER topping the compensation list with $790,115 and WHYY-TV-F/PHILADELPHIA's WILLIAM MARAZZO … more »
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November 4, 2015
KCMP (The Current)/Minneapolis Welcomes Back Mary Lucia From Leave Due To Stalker
In SEPTEMBER (NET NEWS 9/1), ALL ACCESS reported MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO Triple A KCMP (THE CURRENT)/MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL afternoon personality MARY LUCIA's ongoing nightmare with a stalker was finally coming to a close, as the man had pleaded guilty … more »