\u201cWe are honored to receive this generous grant from Independence Public Media,\u201d Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of Lehigh Valley Public Media said. \u201cWe look forward to utilizing this grant to improve our community-centered programming.\u201d<\/p>\n
This one-year planning grant will allow PBS39-WLVT to explore launching a channel that is robust, local and community-centered, through implementing a survey and analysis of content creators in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith this round of grants, we are exploring the boundaries of creative media making, including media making for movement building, and community-led storytelling to bring new information and narratives to light,\u201d said the foundation\u2019s president Molly de Aguiar. She added, \u201cWe are committed to investing in the people and organizations who can build and strengthen networks, and foster wide-ranging, collaborative partnerships across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cResources that give us the opportunity to continue exploring the data surrounding our content are especially vital,\u201d Yoni Greenbaum, Chief Content Officer of Lehigh Valley Public Media said. \u201cWe are proud to be contributors to our region\u2019s creative prowess, and look forward to developing our digital content in the coming year.\u201d<\/p>\n
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About Lehigh Valley Public Media\u2122<\/strong> About Independence Public Media<\/strong> For more information, visit: independencemedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nLehigh Valley Public Media\u2122, home of PBS39\/WLVT, WLVR, and WPPT, acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley, through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. The Reporter Corps\u00ae creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight<\/a>, digital platforms, and WLVR. Lehigh Valley Public Media and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads<\/a>. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Lehigh Valley Public Media is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nIPM was formerly a public broadcaster operating WYBE Channel 35 in the Philadelphia market. In 2017, it relinquished its broadcast license as part of the Federal Communications Commission\u2019s Broadcast Incentive Auction and received a one-time payment of $131.5 million. The organization is investing these funds in a permanent endowment and will henceforth operate as a private grant-making foundation strengthening media and media making, connecting diverse voices, and fostering greater understanding across the Greater Philadelphia region.<\/p>\n
\nVictoria Scialfa
\nMarketing and Public Relations Manager
\nLehigh Valley Public Media<\/p>\n
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