The USC Center for Communication Leadership & Policy proudly presents the fourth in a series of forums on the future of public broadcasting – and the first one in San Francisco – on Thursday morning, September 20, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon PST…….
Tag: Current Magazine
Pacifica Radio lost over $5 million, termed unsustainable by Director
WASHINGTON – Pacifica Radio has lost $5.5 million since 2005 and has drained its financial reserves, according to Arlene Engelhardt, Executive Director of the Pacifica Foundation. The network's financial performance is unsustainable, according to Engelhardt, writing in a blog post on Friday. "Pacifica's overall listener support dropped 23%–from $13.8 million for fiscal year ending (FYE) September 30, 2006 to $10.6 million for FYE 2010," she wrote. "KPFA's listener support dropped 27%–from $4.0 million for FYE 2005 to $2.9 million FYE 2010." "KPFA, WBAI (in New York) and WPFW (in Washington, D.C.) have been running seriously in the red," she continued…….
NPR CEO urges ‘four diversities’ to broaden audience, service
WASHINGTON – Gary Knell, NPR's new President and CEO, said yesterday that public radio must embrace "four diversities" to broaden its audience and public service. Knell, who became CEO of NPR two months ago, said he planned to make NPR more diverse by ethnicity, age, geography, and "thought."……