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KERA’s “Tiempo Tranquilo” and WNET’s “The Plate Show” were developed as part of PRX’s podcast accelerator program.
April 12, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/accelerator-program-helps-kera-wnet-successfully-launch-childrens-podcasts/The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.
April 5, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/why-our-system-for-valuing-podcasts-is-broken/Collin Campbell discusses his return to public media as NPR’s SVP of podcasting strategy and why limited-run podcasts still have a place in the network’s portfolio.
February 14, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/02/why-nprs-new-podcast-strategist-sees-opportunity-after-a-turbulent-year-for-the-network/NPR named Collin Campbell SVP for podcasting strategy and franchise development.
November 30, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/comings-and-goings-npr-hires-svp-to-lead-podcasts-gbh-kids-appoints-ep/It’s clear that studios are severely undervaluing their podcast audiences.
November 30, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/how-smarter-ad-pricing-could-revitalize-podcast-revenue/In an era where the “easy money” is gone, celebrity sluggers are beyond reach, and commercial outfits are pulling back, public radio organizations can win by leaning into data and ideas.
November 22, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/are-public-media-podcasts-facing-a-moneyball-moment/The next season looks at L.A. as a “prismatic reflection point” in artists’ development, says producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
November 21, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/with-return-of-lost-notes-kcrw-reinvests-in-limited-run-podcasts/“Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep” featured somnolent readings of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR’s style guide and more.
November 20, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/marfa-public-radio-podcast-turns-dull-documents-into-bedtime-fare/“Rush to Kill” digs into a complex national story that consumed WFIU’s news team during the last months of the Trump administration.
November 2, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/wfiu-podcast-explores-broader-implications-of-death-penalty-executions-carried-out-in-2020/“No matter which direction we start from — event or idea first — we’re striving for the marriage of story and meaning.”
October 27, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/10/how-podcast-creators-transform-big-ideas-into-compelling-stories/“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”
August 25, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/08/npr-to-end-local-versions-of-consider-this-podcast/The third cohort of PRX’s Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.
August 11, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/08/prx-accelerator-adds-podcasts-on-inside-story-of-barney-cincinnatis-sewer-system-to-development-slate/“We decided to just put ads aside for a little bit and rely on this public radio model,” says co-host Andrew Walsh.
August 1, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/08/after-eight-years-at-apm-too-beautiful-to-live-finds-its-footing-as-an-independent-podcast/WXPN’s “Artist To Watch: Black Opry Residency” podcast is part of the station’s growing focus on artist development.
July 5, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/07/new-wxpn-podcast-spotlights-black-americana-artists-during-black-music-month/The “Bay Curious” book answers questions about San Francisco with the aim of appealing to locals and tourists alike.
June 20, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/06/episodes-become-entries-in-kqeds-new-book-based-on-podcast/Produced by GBH Kids, the show offers lessons on important life skills.
June 14, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/06/keyshawn-solves-it-podcast-threads-juneteenth-history-into-stories-that-promote-critical-thinking-skills/“We are not completely reliant on advertising money to be able to make compelling narrative journalism. … We really are uniquely positioned, and we should be taking full advantage of that right now.”
June 9, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/06/despite-formats-challenges-pubmedia-stakes-out-long-term-commitment-to-narrative-podcasts/In creating “Refugee’s Daughter,” Christina Le followed her boss’ advice to “start with something you know.”
May 31, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/05/pbs-renos-first-ever-podcast-focuses-on-hosts-chinese-vietnamese-heritage/The layoffs affected “teams including marketing, station services, training, and technology and advertising operations.”
May 12, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/05/prx-cuts-positions-due-to-declining-podcast-sponsorship/“Our newsroom is creating all this work, and it didn’t make sense that we weren’t actually taking some of that work and putting it up in the podcast realm,” says Ave Carrillo, WNYC’s EP of local podcasts.
May 12, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/05/wnycs-nyc-now-podcast-offers-three-daily-doses-of-local-news/