Year: 2020
Who I named to the Public Media Honor Roll and why
This year, I chose to honor a group of individuals I admire for their courage in making themselves vulnerable, telling their stories, ...Ron Mizutani named CEO of PBS Hawai‘i
Mizutani, who is leaving his job at a nonprofit, is a former television newsman.WUSF website reinforces connections with Tampa arts community
“It's still a work in progress," says GM Joanne Urofsky. "But we're really proud of what we've launched."Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
An executive at WAMU's licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
The funds allow all of Indiana's public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can't access the internet.In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what ...
Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of ...Comings and goings: Mike Riksen will leave NPR, Yolanda Sangweni joins as senior director of ...
Riksen joined NPR in 2003.Public Media for All campaign gives participants ‘something to aspire to’
Led by people of color in public media, the coalition has gained pledges from nearly two dozen stations and national organizations to ...Why Biden’s presidency is the time for a funding boost for pubmedia
"With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system."NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.New England Public Media teams up with Merriam-Webster on podcast for word nerds
“Our goal is to help people understand and use language better,” said Lisa Schneider, Merriam-Webster’s chief digital officer and publisher. “I think ...First podcast from Kentucky’s WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America
“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
Public Media for All Day "left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and ...Longtime field engineer Ron Titcomb dies at 62
Titcomb died from COVID-19.Nashville classical station will go Triple A in bid for bigger audience
Nashville Public Radio hopes to expand its news department with income from the new "music discovery" station.















