Sylvia Strobel has been named the new President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS (TPT). Strobel will be replacing Jim Pagliarini, who announced his retirement in 2018 after putting in more than 20 years. Strobel has more than 25 years of public media experience including previous work at TPT in the 1990s, AMPG and most […]
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Christopher Arnold has been named the new COO of Fred Rogers Productions, the Pittsburgh-based children’s entertainment non-profit. Perhaps best known for Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, the production company, founded by Fred Rogers, has continued to produce smash-hit, educational, and entertaining children’s content since its founding in 1971. Their line up includes Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg […]
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Courtney Pledger is the executive director of the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) and an elected professional director on the PBS Board. She joined AETN in 2017 as CEO and executive director and was elected to the PBS Board at the start of FY-2020 to serve a three-year term. In her time at AETN, Pledger […]
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Angee Simmons of KCPT, Kansas City PBS, has been chosen as the new Vice President of Content for the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). She will assume the role in October after 24 years at KCPT where she worked her way up from programming to executive producer to vice president of engagement and education. In […]
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Every year, Americans celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 through October 15. This year public media organizations across the country have special programming planned through the coming month to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month throughout September and October. From WGBH, America Reframed, a co-production of WORLD Channel and American Documentary Inc., will place the focus […]
Continue ReadingThe Public Television Major Market Group (PTMMG) is a consortium of 40 of the largest public TV stations by market size in the United States. The group represents 70% of the nation’s audience. The PTMMG is a leadership organization within public media that strives to develop and implement high impact, financially sustainable business models for […]
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On Monday, August 12, El Paso’s KCOS PBS and Texas Tech Public Media (KTTZ) announced their new partnership. The two organizations will continue to provide the same content to their own audiences and expand into the other’s market, bringing their high-quality programming to a wider audience. The partnership is intended to consolidate the operations of […]
Continue ReadingTechnology solutions and services available for public media are inluded here. This will include open-sourcing of code/applications that have been made available to help public media organizations thrive. Have something to share? Contact Us. Public Media Kitchen Toolkit The Public Media Kitchen Toolkit is a collection of interesting things we’re all working on. The intention […]
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The Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 (47 U.S.C. § 396) set up public broadcasting in the United States, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and, eventually, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), and National Public Radio (NPR). The act charged the CPB with encouraging and facilitating program diversity, and expanding and developing non-commercial broadcasting. The […]
Continue ReadingResource List NPR Audio Want to start a podcast? Read this first A blueprint for planning storytelling projects Casting, coaching and cutting: A producer’s guide to ‘unmoderated conversations’ PBS Bentomatic All the impact of fresh relevant content without lifting a finger. Bentomatics allow you to insert PBS-curated content into your Bento site with minimal […]
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