System/Policy
New York Public Radio lays off 14 staffers, including newsroom leaders
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“We cannot achieve our goals and meet our commitments while shouldering a fourth year of losses,” said CEO Goli Sheikholeslami.
System/Policy
CPB requests $300M in federal support for pubmedia infrastructure
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The funding pool would be similar to the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, which was eliminated in 2011.
System/Policy
In campaign for higher pay, Crosscut union calls out CEO’s big salary
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A petition takes aim at Cascade Public Media CEO Rob Dunlop’s compensation and raises.
System/Policy
WFAE, Louisville Public Media receive first American Journalism Project grants to pubmedia
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The three-year grants will help the stations boost revenue to support their journalism.
Programs/Content
‘Uncuffed’ podcast lets incarcerated people tell their stories, their way
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“Everyone deserves a chance to share their truth unmitigated because we all have so much to learn from the way incarcerated people process trauma and grief, which also happens on the outside.”
System/Policy
NPR plans to recognize digital staffers’ union
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The new bargaining unit will cover about 63 employees.
Obituaries
Bob Fass, ringleader of long-running countercultural Pacifica show, dies at 87
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Fass’ “Radio Unnameable” served as a switchboard for social movements of the ’60s and featured musical guests that included Joni Mitchell, Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: Tracy Brown named WBEZ CCO, Ian MacSpadden becomes CTO for Arizona Public Media …
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Brown joined WBEZ in 2019 as managing editor.
Frequency Boost
To create space for great ideas to blossom, set aside 10% of your work week
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Spending time building relationships with your staff and engaging on their turf will change how they look at you. They’ll recognize you as someone who is devoted not just to vision, but to their success.
Programs/Content
Los Angeles partners revamp local daily news breaks into ‘SoCal Update’
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Journalists from KPCC and LAist share reporting on top stories of the day in short segments that air on PBS SoCal and KCET.
People
Jessie McNamara joins WMMT as GM
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“Her background in musical, written and spoken storytelling makes her uniquely well-suited to take the reins at WMMT.”
Programs/Content
Filmmakers who challenged PBS on diversity continue push for transparency
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Members of Beyond Inclusion say they will keep advocating for issues they raised in a March letter to PBS CEO Paula Kerger.
System/Policy
‘Marketplace’ employees vote in favor of joining SAG-AFTRA union
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The bargaining unit includes reporters, producers and editors.
Programs/Content
PRX re-releases series exploring the history of Black culture through radio
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”With the amount of time and effort and love that we put into this, it should be available again,” said Sonja Williams, a producer of “Black Radio: Telling It Like It Was” who worked to bring the series back to the airwaves.
Programs/Content
NPR will roll out paid subscriptions to its podcasts
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The network will also participate in Apple and Spotify’s podcast subscription initiatives.
Obituaries
Don Russell, Illinois Public Media engineer who specialized in radio and IT systems, dies at 45
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“Don was an extraordinary engineer who could fix anything,” said CEO Moss Bresnahan.
People
Comings and goings: PRX hires DEI director, Shirley Sneve named VP for Indian Country Today …
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Byron Green has worked for several higher education institutions, most recently the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
System/Policy
What’s up with salaries in public media?
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We’re trying to find out with our first-ever salary survey — and we need your help.
Programs/Content
Shuttered by COVID, theaters find new audiences in pivot to radio dramas
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“It’s been a happy accident that we were kind of forced into this, but we’ve really enjoyed doing it.”
Programs/Content
How KUNR’s internship program for high school students illustrates the value of youth voices during the pandemic
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By equipping student reporters with microphones, they can provide a unique insight into how the pandemic has disrupted schools and how the last year has upended any sense of normalcy for today’s youth.