Development
Michel Martin donates honorarium to Gulf States Newsroom
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Martin said she hopes the team uses the gift to support the “reporters’ outstanding work and encourage them to reach even higher.”
Programs/Content
Black Public Media awards $225,000 for three film and technology projects
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The grants were announced Thursday night at the PitchBLACK Awards.
Programs/Content
How to reach audiences who think public media isn’t for them
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A segmentation study identified three groups that Vermont’s public media organizations can attract and engage with a different approach.
Programs/Content
After release from prison, ‘Ear Hustle’ host seeks repeal of three-strikes law
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“What we have consistently experienced is three-strikes being put on the shelf every time something else comes up as if it’s someone’s pet project, but in reality, these are people’s lives,” said Earlonne Woods.
Engagement
How CapRadio involved survivors in coverage of sexual assault
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The station relied on participatory journalism to inform its project “After the Assault,” which examined how support systems fall short in helping survivors heal and find justice.
Programs/Content
‘Pulse of the Planet’ to end in June
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The short-form radio program has aired for more than 30 years.
People
Comings and goings: NPR promotes three executives, Nine PBS hires VP …
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NPR named Chris Nelson SVP of technology operations and boosted Laura Soto-Barra and Keith Jenkins to VP roles.
Programs/Content
Listeners find meaning, not just escape, in classical music
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A music director argues that while classical music can soothe, it’s more than just “aural wallpaper” to its fans.
People
Deanna Mackey named KPBS GM
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Mackey most recently worked as president and executive director for the Public Television Major Market Group and is also co-founder of Public Media Women in Leadership.
System/Policy
Houston Public Media suspends Chevron partnership after backlash over sponsored content
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HPM was preparing to release a 10-part series on how energy companies like Chevron are “working towards a lower carbon future.”
Tech
Radio engineers’ conference returns in conjunction with spring NAB Show
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The hybrid conference aims to draw new staffers to public radio with scholarships for more than a dozen engineers.
Programs/Content
Audience initiative led by Sesame Workshop’s Cooney Center backs station projects co-created with Gen Z
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The CPB-funded Next Gen Public Media Accelerator jump-starts content development for 12 stations targeting the “Missing Middle.”
People
Comings and goings: NPR makes changes to its Washington Desk, INN appoints COO …
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Arnie Seipel, who joined NPR in 2008, will be deputy Washington editor.
Programs/Content
How regional centers, NSF funds are helping to diversify PBS Digital Studios content
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Under Maribel Lopez, who became head of PBSDS in December, the unit is branching out nationwide and developing STEM content aimed at women and people of color.
Programs/Content
Journalists behind Ag & Water Desk aim to reframe coverage of climate-change impact along Mississippi River Basin
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“One thing that … is really important is not to frame the work we’re doing as farmers versus environmentalists,” says Executive Director Sara Shipley Hiles. “I never want to see that headline or that framing on the story. because I don’t think that’s accurate and it’s not helpful, either.”
Featured in People
Comings and goings: NPR unveils host changes for ‘Embedded’ podcast and appoints brand director …
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Kelly McEvers will step back from her full-time role to launch a podcast production company.
Programs/Content
Jazz Media Lab stations test strategies for cultivating younger audiences
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The three-year grant program backs five stations as they build digital platforms, sponsor intergenerational music collaborations and rethink the definition of jazz.
People
KRVS hires Cheryl Devall as GM
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Devall, an independent audio editor with extensive experience in podcasting, previously worked for the Center for Investigative Reporting, American Public Media and NPR.
System/Policy
Station leaders from coastal regions call for increased investments in shoring up broadcast infrastructure
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Public broadcasters who have weathered hurricanes, floods and power outages cite growing risks of damage and disruption due to climate change.