The service, which will not be widely available before next spring, will reinforce the idea that members are investors in PBS programming, said Jonathan C. Abbott, chief executive of WGBH Boston.
Mr. Tomlinson was a journalist who used his leadership role in federal communications agencies
to counter what he regarded as liberal bias.
Ira Glass, the host and executive producer of the program, said it would talk with several distributors, including NPR, but “self-distribution continues to be an option.”
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Funding is still off sharply from the 2008 fiscal year, but 35 states have set aside about $191.5 million for 2014.
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The public radio entity will use most of its gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation to support the development of digital operations, including a new feature on the WNYC mobile app.
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Mr. Goodman was probably best known as the amiable but intellectually rigorous host of “Adam Smith’s Money World,” seen on PBS from 1984 to 1997.
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Come autumn, Brian Lehrer will celebrate his 25th anniversary on WNYC, the public radio station on which he hosts his namesake morning talk show.
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A WQXR campaign aims to present the composer in an accessible, even quirky, light, while reminding New Yorkers that the radio station offers great programming.
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The appointment of Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill as co-anchors of NewsHour is another milestone for women in broadcast journalism.
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For stations replacing NPR’s call-in show “Talk of the Nation” with an expanded version of “Here and Now,” contributions to the newsmagazine will be crucial.
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Layoffs and a financial crisis have exposed tension at the long-running news program, with some calling for a major overhaul.
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Facing a budget shortfall, the show’s producer is closing its offices in Denver and San Francisco and laying off 10 workers.
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Mr. Rose will host a half-hour program called “Charlie Rose Weekend,” which will replace “Need to Know” on Friday evenings.
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Nine public radio stations have joined an informal coalition to explore new ways to share content and to mix local and national news, starting with the midday show “The Takeaway.”
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NPR will end the call-in show “Talk of the Nation” this summer and urge radio stations to replace it with the Boston-based program “Here and Now,” which has a magazine style.
A decision on adding half-hour Saturday and Sunday editions of the popular news program is not expected before the end of the month.
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