Author: April Simpson
April Simpson covered funding and innovation for Current from 2016–18. She relocated from South Florida, where she was a freelance journalist and writer for a global development charity. April was a Fulbright fellow in Botswana and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fellow with the International Women’s Media Foundation. April has written for the Seattle Times and the Boston Globe, among other publications.
Board seeks buyer for Brown University student radio station
“We’ve arrived at this point only after exploring a wide range of financial options, yet the challenges we face are more than ...July 20, 2017A month after ransomware attack, KQED is still stuck in the ’90s
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the station is rebuilding lost systems and strengthening network security.July 18, 2017Development leaders say capital campaigns require commitment from executives, community
“You immediately become hyper-aware of how good, or not good, your relationships with people are."July 18, 2017PMDMC features honors for departing CEO, awards for stations and leaders
Conference attendees bid farewell to outgoing Greater Public CEO Doug Eichten.July 11, 2017NPR wins award to experiment with virtual-reality audio
The NPR project is among 11 winners of the Journalism 360 Challenge awards.July 11, 2017NPR takes another stab at fundraising with stations
After years of attempts that fizzled, NPR is reviving efforts to collaborate with member stations on major-gift fundraising.July 6, 2017A little San Francisco public media history for PMDMC
Bay Area stations have a unique role in the history of public media fundraising.July 5, 2017Greater Public relaunches tool to help stations with online fundraising
Greater Public is updating its Online Revenue Detector with questions about mobile fundraising.June 30, 2017Smaller stations win big at PRNDI, and other awards in public media
WBGO, WPLN and other pubcasters won multiple awards at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference June 22–24 in Miami.June 28, 2017NPR and stations team up again to recruit minority journalists
The Public Media Village concept tested last year will be adapted for several conferences this summer, including next month's AAJA event in ...June 7, 2017PMBA conference attendees love the work and mission of public media
At the 2017 PMBA conference in St. Louis, attendees said people in public media care about making a difference.June 6, 2017Richmond Localore project lands in neighborhood center building creative economy
Storefront Studio will train Richmond youth in audio production and storytelling.June 6, 2017Raney Aronson-Rath: It’s in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.May 30, 2017As Cosby faces trial, WHYY podcast looks at how hometown views native son
The show examines the man who wore Philly on his chest and what locals are saying about him.May 23, 2017PBS Annual Meeting honors longtime leaders and creative fundraising approaches, and more awards in public ...
Early childhood educator Bill Isler received the PBS “Be More” Award for helping to bring characters like Daniel Tiger to life.May 18, 2017