Adam Ragusea, Author at Current

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‘The Pub’ #35: Torey Malatia is back; the youngest general managers in public media

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | September 10, 2015

The most famous general manager in public radio is going to try again with another station.

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‘The Pub’ #34: Outgoing ‘Weekend All Things Considered’ EP Steve Lickteig on NPR’s most-tinkered-with show

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | September 3, 2015

Lickteig discusses the unique production ethos that he says boosted WATC’s ratings over the last two years.

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‘The Pub’ #33: Ann Heppermann on the rebirth of audio fiction

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 27, 2015

Listen to some exciting, genre-bending works commissioned for a new competition.

People

Tess Vigeland on her new book and leaving ‘Marketplace Money’

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 25, 2015

What would make you give up on your dream gig? The former Marketplace Money host had to answer that question for herself when she left the show.

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‘The Pub’ #32: The future of children’s public television

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 20, 2015

Thoughts on the Sesame Street news, and an encore interview with PBS Vice President for Children’s Programming Linda Simensky.

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‘The Pub’ #31: Adam Davidson on the economics of public radio in the podcasting era

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 13, 2015

NPR can have a viable future, says the Planet Money co-founder, but only if it dramatically restructures and raises its game.

Programs/Content

With focus on black culture, public TV’s ‘Soul!’ pushed the envelope

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 11, 2015

“There was always a sense that Soul! was ‘out there’ for public television, that it was doing things and saying things that made some people uncomfortable.”

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‘The Pub’ #30: Mike Pesca on life after NPR

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | August 6, 2015

“I loved NPR, I still do. I kind of love it for its flaws, as well.”

NPR

NPR’s Michael Oreskes: “There probably hasn’t been enough change inside NPR”

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 31, 2015

NPR’s new head of news discusses the future of All Things Considered, achieving diversity, and the need for more collaboration among NPR and member stations.

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‘The Pub’ #29: Michael Oreskes, NPR’s new head of news, on station collaboration, host changes and liberal bias

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 30, 2015

Oreskes wants NPR and member stations to collaborate more seamlessly, both to break more and better news, but also to better reflect the entirety of the country.

Programs/Content

Studying NPR One’s data: “You’re like the first doctor who ever saw an X-ray”

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 24, 2015

NPR’s Sara Sarasohn explains what the network is learning about the listening habits and preferences of NPR One users.

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‘The Pub’ #28: A Martínez on how KPCC doubled its Latino audience

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | July 23, 2015

Southern California Public Radio’s recently concluded, three-year, $6 million CPB-funded quest to court Latino audiences met with its share of criticism along the way.