Transom aids producers with Donor Fund gifts
Transom.org has awarded small radio production grants from its Donor Fund. The online watering hole and how-to site for radio producers provided grants of $1,000 each to six producers who will debut...
View ArticleGambit to go independent opens new doors for Hinojosa
Veteran public radio and television journalist Maria Hinojosa found herself at a crossroads in March 2010 with the impending cancellation of Now on PBS, the weekly newsmagazine she reported for as...
View ArticleIndependent producers’ open letter to PBS, March 2012
Independent producer Kartemquin Films posted this petition online to arrange more favorable scheduling than Thursday nights for the indie showcases POV and Independent Lens. See also <Current...
View ArticlePBS weighs new night for Indie Lens, POV, after uproar
PBS has agreed to consider “alternative scheduling options” for the independent production showcases Independent Lens and POV, which lost carriage and audience after the network moved their shared time...
View ArticleAssociation of Independents in Radio (AIR) Bylaws
These bylaws were approved, Nov. 15, 1988, when AIR was incorporated as a nonprofit in New York. ARTICLE ONE: MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Membership A.I.R. shall be a membership organization. There shall be...
View ArticleTreaty puts indie films in Monday slot
Independent Lens and POV, the PBS series at the center of a dispute about public TV’s commitment to independent film, are moving to Monday nights, PBS’s highest-rated evening.
View ArticlePaul Bartishevich, 53, indie radio producer
Paul Bartishevich, head of Finger Lakes Productions International, died June 1 [2012] at his home in Trumansburg, N.Y., of an apparent heart attack. He was 53. FLPI, founded in 1987, produced and...
View ArticleIndependent KCET savors big ambitions, makes slow progress
Halfway through its three-year transition from one of PBS’ leading outlets to an independent public TV station in the world capital of film and television production, the new KCET is still very much a...
View ArticleRadio dramatist finds support from fans for his adventurous works
Mystery and mysticism loom large in the oeuvre of Tom Lopez.
View ArticleNot in Our Town film highlights power of Pittsburgh’s response to 2018 shooting
“Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” focuses on what communities can do to eradicate hate and bigotry, says filmmaker Patrice O’Neill. The post Not in Our Town film highlights power of...
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