AETN Foundation Lawyers Up
Lawyers are talking and meetings are set in the power struggle between the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network and its nonprofit fundraising arm, the AETN Foundation. read more >
Tagged: Arkansas Educational Television Network
Amy Barnes Talks Jobs in PR, and Retirement
After decades as a reporter, TV anchor and PR pro and professor, Amy Oliver Barnes managed to bury the lead. read more >
Ousted Mona Dixon Floats Deal to AETN
Details are emerging about a settlement offer floated by Mona Dixon, the longtime AETN Foundation COO who was dismissed by AETN Executive Director Courtney Pledger in February. read more >
Documents Shed Light on AETN Power Struggle
A deal to end a power struggle between the state’s educational TV network and its nonprofit fundraising foundation is under negotiation. read more >
AETN Standoff Still on Standby
A crucial deadline in the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network’s standoff with its nonprofit fundraising foundation came and went this month with no resolution. read more >
AETN Commission Demands Allegiance to Pledger
The Arkansas Educational Television Network Commission has issued an ultimatum to its nonprofit counterpart, the fundraising AETN Foundation: Get on board with Executive Director Courtney Pledger or else. read more >
Pledger Actions Drive AETN Employees to Complain
Bad blood at the Arkansas Educational Television Network is spilling further into public, with employees accusing Executive Director Courtney Pledger of forcing early retirements, retaliating against subordinates who question her and holding employees in “open contempt.” read more >
Rocked by Rift, Pledger Earns Applause at AETN Commission Meeting
The rift between the Arkansas Educational Television Network and its support and fundraising arm, the AETN Foundation, didn’t get any mention at Tuesday’s quarterly meeting of the AETN Commission in Little Rock. read more >
Consulting Payment, Veteran COO's Firing Open Rift Between AETN and Foundation
Questions about payment practices and the subsequent firing of a three-decade employee have jolted the Conway headquarters of the Arkansas Educational Television Network and its nonprofit partner and fundraiser, the AETN Foundation. read more >
UCA Cyber Range to Produce Needed Talent
The new cyber range at the University of Central Arkansas will complement the school’s new bachelor’s degree program and deliver to a fast-growing job field the talent it desperately needs to combat cybercrime. read more >
Courtney Pledger Promises AETN's Contributions to Arkansas Culture Will Continue
Courtney Pledger, the executive director of AETN, details the network’s plans to focus on Arkansas content and Arkansas stories. read more >
AETN to Cover High School Football, Basketball Championships
The Arkansas Educational Television Network, focusing on more local content under Executive Director Courtney Pledger, announced this morning that it will be kicking off high school football championship coverage in the state this fall. read more >
Fate of Arkansas Public Media Illustrates Struggles Facing Nonprofit Coverage Model
Bobby Ampezzan didn’t learn he was on the firing line till August, but he knew his nonprofit Arkansas Public Media project was in trouble when an 11th-hour appeal for additional national grant money crashed. Spectacularly. read more >
Health Care on Sidelines in Arkansas 2nd District Debate
Attempts to scrap the federal health care law have been the focus of Democrats' efforts to flip a congressional seat in solidly red Arkansas, but the issue was sidelined in the only debate between Rep. French Hill and challenger Clarke Tucker. read more >
Arkansas Food Has Champion in Kat Robinson
By leveraging her education and professional experience, Kat Robinson has marketed her stories about Arkansas food and restaurants with great success. read more >
'Arkansas Week' Expands Panel of Pundits
Different heads are talking these days on “Arkansas Week,” the venerable public affairs program on the Arkansas Educational Television Network. read more >
Recalling the Infancy of Public Radio in Arkansas
A recent panel of broadcasters noted several milestones, including the 50th anniversary of legislation funding the CPB, the 50th year of AETN and the 60th anniversary of KASU, the state’s oldest public media outlet. read more >
Fighting Cybercrime (Editorial)
Arkansas’ effort to develop cybercrime fighters is good not just for the students who will benefit from jobs in the field, but for everyone. read more >
Maddison Stewart Joins Farm Bureau's Media Department (Movers & Shakers)
Maddison Stewart has been hired as a social media specialist at Arkansas Farm Bureau, headquartered in Little Rock. read more >
AETN Appoints Courtney Pledger as New Executive Director
This #girlboss is taking things to the next level. read more >
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