Tag: The Public’s Radio
Staff at Ocean State Media sign petition to unionize
PROVIDENCE – Staff members at Ocean State Media are seeking to unionize, according to the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and...
Does Rhode Island have enough community news coverage?
In 2024 Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio merged and recently offered voluntary buyouts to help cover cuts in federal funding.
In September, Sinclair...
BROKEN NEWS? Outlets in search of sustainable community journalism model
Tapping away at his laptop at the Rochambeau Library in Providence, Steve Ahlquist doesn’t look the part of a pioneer.
He began reporting on Rhode...
Nonprofits look to fill R.I. community news gaps
Rhode Islanders love their news but who they get it from is ever evolving as the industry wrestles with ongoing economic challenges and new...
RI PBS, The Public’s Radio avoid layoffs despite federal defunding
Rhode Island’s newly created public media entity will not lay off any employees, after enough workers opted to take voluntary buyouts, Pam Johnston, CEO...
R.I. PBS, The Public’s Radio offer buyouts, warn of layoffs due...
Staring down an estimated $1.1 million budget gap resulting from congressional defunding, Rhode Island’s recently merged public media entity is cutting staff — first on a...
Merged public TV, radio groups rebranding as Ocean State Media this...
PROVIDENCE – The state’s public TV and radio outlets will have a new name this fall.
Rhode Island Public Radio and Rhode Island PBS, which...
R.I. Foundation, van Beuren Foundation launch new journalism support initiative
PROVIDENCE – Two local foundations that financially support nonprofits are launching a new chapter connected to a national organization to help reinforce journalism in...
Pam Johnston picked to lead R.I.’s public media organization
PROVIDENCE – Pam Johnston, the former general manager at WGBH-TV PBS 2 in Boston, will serve as CEO and president of Rhode Island’s recently...
AG approves The Public’s Radio, R.I. PBS merger
PROVIDENCE – The state's two public media stations have crossed their last legal hurdle in a proposed merger agreement, with R.I. Attorney General Peter...
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