The fourth episode of Public Media Daily is here. This is a new, quick and daily podcast from Public Media Fans. Highlights from Wednesday, April 18th include...
1) 90.7 WFAE Charlotte's Joni Deutsch wins a Gracie award for a WVPB-produced podcast.
2) Michigan Radio is the most-listened-to NPR station in most of Michigan, mainly in Detroit, Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Flint, its coverage area.
3) WKAR East Lansing has moved its News/Talk service from 94.5 to 105.1 FM. Its 24/7 because AM 870 WKAR is only on from Sunrise to Sunset. Plus... 90.5 WKAR-FM had poor or no reception due to ice build up on their main antenna from winter weather.
4) KERA TV/FM DFW is nominated for 12 Texas A.P. awards this weekend. But WMKY Morehead, Ky. won 16 awards recently from the Kentucky A.P.
5) KPBS TV/FM San Diego is up for a Malin Burnham award for being the Most Admired News Source in San Diego.
6) KAET 8 Phoenix is experimenting the new "ATSC 3.0" format.
7) Tributes continue to pour in for Mr. Carl Kasell who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 84 from Alzheimer's Disease. Hear from the tribute from The Takeaway (in full) on today's episode.
8) Hey, University of Kentucky's School of Journalism and Media. You just got a shoutout from us because you're now following us. They own 91.3 WUKY Lexington.
9) Lakshmi Singh, one of NPR's newscasters, was a guest on WGVU Grand Rapids' Newsmakers.
10) POV on PBS aired a documentary on Bill Nye: The Science Guy. Despite that show being co-produced by Walt Disney Television, it was aired on PBS and co-produced and nationally distributed by KCTS 9 Seattle.
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