People
New PRPD president looks to visit stations, expand year-round projects
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Abby Goldstein leaves Pittsburgh’s WYEP to take the position starting in June.
System/Policy
New study dives into public radio habits of millennials
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“It’s not that they devalue national or international news from NPR or PRI, but the difference-maker for them is local,” said a researcher.
System/Policy
Researchers share insights on connecting with millennials on their terms
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The president of the Public Radio Program Directors Association challenged those who say public radio doesn’t have to cater to the 76.6 million Americans between the ages of 16 to 34.
Quick Takes
PRPD plans study of millennials
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PRPD will partner with Jacobs Media on the research next year.
Programs/Content
PRPD attendees on what national show public radio needs
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Our second Question of the Day video from the Public Radio Program Directors conference in Pittsburgh.
Programs/Content
Program directors challenged to think about audience, not formats
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Former NPR programming exec Eric Nuzum, now at Audible, had candid advice for his audience at the PRPD conference.
Public Radio Program Directors
PRPD names Jody Evans president
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Evans will step into the position Jan. 1.
Programs/Content
NPR delays implementing new program clocks until at least November
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NPR will postpone implementing new clocks for its flagship newsmagazines until at least November after hearing concerns that an earlier transition could interfere with stations’ fund drives and coverage of midterm elections. The network initially proposed starting the new schedules for Morning Edition and All Things Considered Sept. 22. But stations and the board of the Public Radio Program Directors Association asked for more time. When setting the initial date for implementation, NPR “did a good job of trying to find a time not in the middle of fundraising,” said PRPD President Arthur Cohen.
System/Policy
On the clock: Stations lobby NPR for changes to timing of newsmags
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Public radio leaders are discussing how and whether NPR can give stations more freedom to reuse its newsmagazine segments and more opportunities to insert local news into All Things Considered.
Quick Takes
Mobile use accelerating among public radio listeners in PRTS5
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Public radio listeners increasingly like music and news to go, according to findings of the fifth annual Public Radio Technology Survey (PRTS5), which shows the growing adoption of mobile devices among a sampling of listeners and donors.
Programs/Content
‘If we can imagine it, why don’t we do it?’
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It was raining in Baltimore Sept. 23 when independent producer Jay Allison delivered his “benediction,” the traditional closing speech of the Public Radio Program Directors annual conference. The bleary, conferenced-out audience listened closely. Allison, who learned the nonfiction radio craft when NPR was a startup and went on to start up a few radio institutions himself, reminded attendees why perseverance matters. They gave Allison a standing ovation before dispersing under the dark sky.