Tag Archives: Public Broadcasting

The New York Times 2:00 pm on October 3, 2021
Tags: , Aguirre, Jorge, Alma's Way (TV Program), , , , Doherty, Ellen (Television Executive), , , , Public Broadcasting,   

In ‘Alma’s Way,’ a Young Latina Thinks for Herself, Like Her Creator

Set in the Bronx, the new PBS Kids’ show from Sonia Manzano, who played Maria on “Sesame Street,” promotes diversity and critical thinking.

#actors-and-actresses, #aguirre-jorge, #almas-way-tv-program, #bronx-nyc, #children-and-childhood, #content-type-personal-profile, #doherty-ellen-television-executive, #hispanic-americans, #manzano-sonia-1950, #pbs-kids, #public-broadcasting, #television

The New York Times 6:56 pm on August 11, 2021
Tags: All Things Considered (Radio Program), Conan, Neal, , Hawaii Public Radio, , , Public Broadcasting, , Talk of the Nation (Radio Program)   

Neal Conan, Who Talked (and Listened) to the Nation on NPR, Dies at 71

In a broadcasting career that began when he was 17, he was a producer, editor and news director — and a voice listeners trusted.

#all-things-considered-radio-program, #conan-neal, #deaths-obituaries, #hawaii-public-radio, #national-public-radio, #news-and-news-media, #public-broadcasting, #radio, #talk-of-the-nation-radio-program

The New York Times 11:35 pm on May 23, 2021
Tags: "On the Media"(Radio Program), , , , Gladstone, Brooke, , , Public Broadcasting, , , , , The Takeaway (Radio Program), Vega, Tanzina,   

It’s the Media’s ‘Mean-Too’ Moment. Stop Yelling and Go to Human Resources.

In public radio, there is either an epidemic of bullying or an epidemic of whining, depending on whom you ask.

#on-the-mediaradio-program, #bullies, #cooper-audrey-1977, #garfield-bob, #gladstone-brooke, #hiring-and-promotion, #news-and-news-media, #public-broadcasting, #race-and-ethnicity, #radio, #sexual-harassment, #sheikholeslami-goli, #the-takeaway-radio-program, #vega-tanzina, #wnyc

The New York Times 9:31 pm on May 6, 2021
Tags: Abernethy, Bob, , , , Public Broadcasting, , , Religion&Ethics NewsWeekly (TV Program),   

Bob Abernethy, Longtime Host of PBS Show on Religion, Dies at 93

He conceived and produced “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly” and was its face for 20 years, after four decades as an NBC News correspondent.

#abernethy-bob, #deaths-obituaries, #nbc-news, #news-and-news-media, #public-broadcasting, #public-broadcasting-service, #religion-and-belief, #religionethics-newsweekly-tv-program, #television

The New York Times 6:45 pm on March 17, 2021
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A Big List of Podcasts for Bigger Kids

There has been an explosion of new shows for children in the past year. Here are 30 of the best for kids between 6 and 10.

#education-k-12, #news-and-news-media, #parenting, #podcasts, #public-broadcasting, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #radio

The New York Times 8:14 pm on January 3, 2021
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Teachers on TV? Schools Try Creative Strategy to Narrow Digital Divide

It’s another way to reach students without internet or computers during the pandemic.

#chicago-ill, #coronavirus-2019-ncov, #education-k-12, #new-york-city, #public-broadcasting, #quarantine-life-and-culture, #san-francisco-calif, #washington-dc

The New York Times 6:28 pm on November 19, 2020
Tags: , , , It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (TV Program), Public Broadcasting, ,   

PBS Will Show Charlie Brown Holiday Specials This Year

The tech giant, which recently gained exclusive rights to the widely beloved “Peanuts” specials, said they would air on public airwaves again this year.

#a-charlie-brown-christmas-tv-program, #apple-tv, #apple-tv-plus, #its-the-great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-tv-program, #public-broadcasting, #public-broadcasting-service, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming

The New York Times 4:30 pm on November 2, 2020
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Picturing Yourself with Bob Ross as the ‘Experience’ Opens in Indiana

Visitors can tour the beloved painter’s recreated studio and take Bob Ross master classes, in the city where “The Joy of Painting” was filmed.

#art, #halloween, #historic-buildings-and-sites, #indiana, #midwestern-states-us, #muncie-ind, #public-broadcasting, #public-broadcasting-service, #ross-bob, #television, #the-joy-of-painting-tv-program

The New York Times 2:47 pm on October 13, 2020
Tags: pledge drives, Public Broadcasting, ,   

PBS Pledge Drive: A History

The interruptions to regular programming in favor of a hard sell and programming of dubious merit have infuriated viewers for decades. But stations find it hard to quit them.

#pledge-drives, #public-broadcasting, #public-broadcasting-service, #television

The New York Times 9:02 am on October 13, 2020
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PBS Showed TV the Future. But What Does Its Own Look Like?

It created the blueprint for what TV has become. And, while networks and streaming services reap the benefits of PBS’s successes, it is still struggling to survive.

#budgets-and-budgeting, #federal-budget-us, #public-broadcasting, #public-broadcasting-service, #television, #united-states-politics-and-government

The New York Times 11:00 pm on September 27, 2020
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In Praise of PBS, a True Democratic Institution

Next month will mark 50 years of television that aims to educate and unite.

#burns-ken, #news-and-news-media, #public-broadcasting, #television

The New York Times 4:01 pm on July 3, 2020
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WNYC Employees Demanded Diversity. They Got Another White Boss.

The public radio stalwart vowed to fix what its journalists said was a toxic work culture. But the latest changes have led to a newsroom revolt.

#appointments-and-executive-changes, #new-york-city, #new-york-public-radio, #public-broadcasting, #race-and-ethnicity, #radio, #sheikholeslami-goli, #workplace-environment

The New York Times 12:56 am on April 21, 2020
Tags: , Lansing, John, , Public Broadcasting, ,   

NPR Cuts Executive Pay as Corporate Sponsors’ Payments Fall

The chief executive of the radio and podcasting giant said he hoped to avoid layoffs.

#executive-compensation, #lansing-john, #national-public-radio, #public-broadcasting, #radio, #wages-and-salaries

The New York Times 10:23 pm on April 20, 2020
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Michelle Obama Is Reading Books to Children Stuck at Home

The former first lady said she would share some of her favorite children’s books and try to give families a much-needed break.

#books-and-literature, #children-and-childhood, #first-ladies-us, #obama-michelle, #pbs-kids, #penguin-random-house, #public-broadcasting, #random-house, #video-recordings-downloads-and-streaming