Author: Andrew Lapin
‘Car Talk’ donation program splits from CARS/V-Dac merger
An announcement from "Car Talk" EP Doug Berman surprised competitor CARS and left some stations flummoxed.After CPB support ends, Arkansas journalism collaboration scales back efforts
Unable to raise enough money to sustain operations, KUAR in Little Rock laid off three Arkansas Public Media staffers.TV stations are getting more data, bigger audiences with end of Nielsen’s paper diaries
A long-promised change in how Nielsen measures TV audiences in some markets brings benefits for public stations.Upcoming ‘location-based experiences’ will feature PBS brand
“Extending our brand into the location-based entertainment space offers new possibilities for connecting with our audience through learning and exploration,” said a ...One year in, KCRW Berlin preserves a U.S. diplomacy mission via radio
Backers of U.S. public radio's sole overseas outpost hope that it can be both a marketing opportunity for KCRW and a unifying ...‘The Pub’ #100: Why stations should help employees relocate
Should public media be offering more help to its greener employees to avoid creating a class barrier?Chris Thile tunes up for second season of ‘Prairie Home’
The upcoming batch of episodes doubles the new host's stage time.Public TV show breaks out family photos for ‘people’s history’ of Detroit
“There’s this connection between the family images that we choose to keep and the feeling attached to them."Among Steve Bannon’s filmmaking oeuvre, two documentaries sought a public TV audience
Now in a White House aiming to defund public broadcasting, Bannon was an executive producer of films produced by former CPB exec ...Producer reveals how disciplined story planning, authenticity made ‘Serial’ shine
At Third Coast, the producer of the smash-hit podcast candidly described the problems that hindered its second season.Money, politics become catalysts for audio at Third Coast 2016 audio conference
As companies like Audible throw more resources into podcasts, radio producers are wrestling with what modern America sounds like.‘Radio Ambulante’ joins NPR distribution as network’s first Spanish-language podcast
The show’s reporters will contribute to other NPR programs as well.Personal narratives about mothers make strong showing at Third Coast Awards
The Gold Award went to “Mariya,” a personal narrative by writer Mariya Karimjee from Radiotopia podcast The Heart.Shell-shocked by Trump win, public radio’s politics all-stars share thoughts on election coverage
“How can we do the job of reporting truth without being dismissed as polemicists?” asked moderator Bob Garfield.What’s Chris Thile planning? New ‘Prairie Home’ host shares vision for show
Producer American Public Media is hoping to pull off a “Leno to Fallon” transition with the host.
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