Two of the country’s largest public television stations — Thirteen/WNET and WLIW 21 — have agreed to merge operations. On Tuesday, WLIW’s board of trustees voted in favor of the merger, which WNET’s ...
What began with talk of a joint master control three years ago ended up last week in the merger of New York's two largest public TV stations. Trustees of the Long Island-based WLIW voted July 31 to ...
PLAINVIEW – Barry Shapiro is finding that the proposed merger of public television stations WLIW-Channel 21 on Long Island and WNET-Channel 13 in New York City is a very tough sell. A month ago, the ...
Laura Savini, one of the area’s most recognizable faces in public television, has resigned as head of marketing for WLIW21, but will continue as an on air host for specials and fundraisers.