Author: Adam Ragusea
New ‘Morning Edition’ theme aspires to be ‘inclusive and inviting’
The recast theme blends a faithfulness to the original melody with new instrumentation and electronic beats.Read this shockingly prescient 1970 mission statement for the precursor to NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
In a previously unpublished grant application, NPR founding father Bill Siemering proposed a show on WBFO in Buffalo, N.Y., "growing out of ...Terry Gross: ‘I wouldn’t have had a radio career had I gotten in later’
In an interview for our podcast, the "Fresh Air" host looked back at how she got started in public radio, interviewing Gene ...‘The Pub’ #104: Terry Gross turns the tables
Hear a wide-ranging conversation with the "Fresh Air" host about the big issues facing public media.Jesse Thorn on the insecurities that inspired his latest podcast
The "Bullseye" host interviewed his favorite interviewers "in an effort to compare notes and find out if I was doing it wrong." ...‘The Pub’ #98: Interviewing Jesse Thorn about interviewing interviewers about interviewing
The "Bullseye" host reflects on what he got out of organizing his own journalism academy in podcast form.Lauren Ober on diving deep into the world of podcasts with ‘The Big Listen’
The host of the WAMU/NPR show discusses her audience and the kinds of voices we need more of on podcasts.‘The Pub’ #97: Lauren Ober, host of ‘The Big Listen,’ a radio show about podcasts
The show from WAMU and NPR is one part “best of podcasting” compilation show, one part industry-insider talk show, and a thousand ...‘The Pub’ #96: How to make kids’ podcasts and why you should
A producer of a podcast for kids says the market still has plenty of room for new shows.Could the auto-transcription service Trint be cheaper?
We ask the founder of Trint if he could drop prices and pursue a more volume-based business model.‘The Pub’ #95: Sarah Alvarez on how to serve low-income people
The former Michigan Radio reporter’s new nonprofit offers renters in Detroit actionable information about their properties, texted right to their phones.End of CPB funding would affect stations of all sizes
Service cuts and adjusting budgets can only go so far, says Station Resource Group co-CEO Tom Thomas.Looking beyond Chicago, ‘The 21st’ aims to create conversations among Illinois listeners
Niala Boodhoo, host of the daily talk show from Illinois Public Media, explains how it’s using social media to feed into on-air ...‘The Pub’ #94: What the #$%^ does ‘narrative’ even mean?
“Only A Game” senior producer Karen Given tries to define the often misunderstood approach to reporting.‘The Pub’ #93: Where will all the spectrum auction money go?
The billions that noncommercial stations won isn’t enough to transform the entire public media system, but it will absolutely transform the handful ...
Current is an editorially independent, nonprofit service of the American University School of Communication. We're funded by your subscriptions, your donations, advertising, and a generous grant from the Wyncote Foundation.