News Summary: WGBH Boston acquires PRI

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MERGER: Boston public media station WGBH, the producer of such marquee PBS shows as “Nova” and “Frontline,” has acquired Minneapolis-based Public Radio International, which distributes “This American Life.”

THE FUTURE: PRI is now an affiliated company of WGBH but will continue to operate independently as a tax-exempt nonprofit in Minneapolis.

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