Dru Sefton
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Washington, DC, United States
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Two House bills seek to ban federal funds to CPB and NPR
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) has once again proposed legislation to defund CPB and NPR. → Read More
House approves $50M hike in CPB support
Lawmakers also voted for a $2 million increase in Ready To Learn funds and level support for interconnection. → Read More
Public Media Co. reorganizes into three organizations
PMC will establish a public benefit corporation as part of the changes. → Read More
John Wilson joins WETA to oversee national projects
Wilson, a former PBS SVP and chief program executive, will manage relationships with independent producers, including Ken Burns and Dr. Henry Louis Gates. → Read More
CPB IG to retire, WGBH expands execs’ duties, and other comings and goings
Mary Mitchelson joined the CPB Inspector General’s office in 2013. → Read More
Member data is latest ammo in battle of Oklahoma pubmedia organizations
OETA’s former fundraising foundation has threatened to “destroy” membership data it claims to own. → Read More
Illinois stations end dual-CEO arrangement
Moss Bresnahan has led both WTVP-TV and Illinois Public Media since 2014. → Read More
Subscription streaming channel PBS Living to premiere Thursday
The lifestyle and how-to programs will be available on Amazon’s Prime Video Channels. → Read More
‘PBS NewsHour’ to expand with new bureau at Cronkite School in Phoenix
The expansion is part of the show’s push to become an around-the-clock news provider. → Read More
Targeted-ad tax could revitalize U.S. journalism, Free Press says
The media-reform advocate has proposed a tax on targeted digital ad revenues to create a multibillion-dollar Public Interest Media Endowment Fund. → Read More
Alaska governor’s draft budget zeros out pubmedia funding
“Since there are so many cuts proposed, it’s a bigger challenge to make our case than ever before,” said Alaska Public Broadcasting's Mollie Kabler. → Read More
With more freedom on podcasts, pubmedia producers seek middle ground on commercial tone
To answer a reader’s question, we asked NPR and WBUR how they approach advertising on podcasts. → Read More
Scannell takes over at Southern California Public Radio, WFMT announces GM, and other comings and goings
Herb Scannell chaired the board of New York Public Radio from 2009–13. → Read More
OETA Board votes to form new fundraising organization
The Oklahoma public television network cut ties with its fundraising foundation in a unanimous board vote Tuesday night. → Read More
Langner rises at Public Media Co., Terwelp to head Aspen Public Radio, and other comings and goings
CEO Marc Hand will focus on PMC's Public Media Venture Group. → Read More
PBS Board adopts tiered pricing model for top sponsorships
The board also heard that PBS’ old non–real-time satellite transponder will be turned off Jan. 2. → Read More
NPR’s Ydstie to end his 44-year career, and other comings and goings
Economics Correspondent John Ydstie, who joined NPR in 1979, will retire Friday. → Read More
OSHA finds contractors at fault in fatal Missouri tower accident
Current obtained the October OSHA report and related documents through a Freedom of Information Act request. → Read More
Trump makes choices for two nominees to CPB Board
If confirmed by the Senate, they will serve terms to expire Jan. 31, 2022. → Read More
Current’s Simpson leaves to report for Stateline at Pew
Simpson has written about funding, innovation, diversity and workplace culture for Current since her arrival in May 2016. → Read More