Tyler Falk
Reporter, Public Radio and Podcasts at Current
I cover public radio and podcasts for @currentpubmedia.
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1 month ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
New guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has neutralized a diversity provision in NPR’s collective bargaining agreement with the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists union.
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1 month ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
Public radio programmers say they’re cautiously optimistic about a shift in Nielsen’s measurement of radio listening that could raise audience numbers and in turn boost sponsorship income. Nielsen introduced the new methodology during its January PPM survey period, which began Jan. 9 and ended Feb. 5. It now counts a listener who tunes in for a minimum of three minutes within a quarter-hour instead of five, which affects metrics such as cume, average quarter-hour and time spent listening.
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1 month ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
Louisville Public Media announced voluntary buyouts to staff Wednesday, according to an internal email from interim CEO Gabrielle Jones. The buyout announcement comes less than a year after the organization laid off eight staffers due to a budget shortfall. At the time the organization was facing a budget deficit of more than $750,000. LPM continues to face financial pressures, Jones said in the email to staff.
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1 month ago |
current.org | Tyler Falk
Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell said Tuesday that the organization was able to reach its goal of addressing a budget gap through buyouts. The organization is saving $4.2 million through the buyouts and other cost-saving moves, such as leaving certain executive roles vacant, a spokesperson told Current. Thirty-five Chicago Sun-Times staffers accepted the buyout, Bell said.
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1 month ago |
ourcommunitynow.com | Tyler Falk
Share Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell said Tuesday that the organization was able to reach its goal of addressing a budget gap through buyouts. The organization is saving $4.2 million through the buyouts and other cost-saving moves, such as leaving certain executive roles vacant, a spokesperson told Current. Thirty-five Chicago Sun-Times staffers accepted the buyout, Bell said.
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