Author: Ernesto Aguilar
How KOTO’s Luis Tavares bridges information gaps for Telluride’s Latino community
"I believe inclusion is one of those things that doesn't happen very often," says the station's Spanish-language news reporter and Latino community ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)December 6, 2024How Albina Cabrera’s bilingual content at KEXP is bringing listeners closer together
As the Latin Partnerships and Editorial Manager at KEXP, Argentine-born Albina Cabrera has dedicated her career to amplifying diverse voices in the ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)October 8, 2024A Latina leads change in D.C. journalism
Teresa Frontado on her arc from public media to community-focused nonprofit news.By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)August 19, 2024How DEI councils can help public media manage change and retain staff
Effective DEI councils can help organizations reduce turnover and achieve other key performance indicators.By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED) and Paige Robnett, Senior Consultant (Brevity & Wit)August 12, 2024We can’t let anti-DEI laws kill public media
These laws not only create an environment ripe for misunderstanding but also gut efforts to equip employees with the skills to engage ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)April 23, 2024The playground of possibilities: A guide to generative AI for public media
Whether you're a seasoned generative AI user, gAI-curious or simply someone who wants to peek into tools that may influence tomorrow’s public ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED), Mikey Centrella, Director of Product (PBS Innovation Team) and Chad Davis, Chief Innovation Officer (Nebraska Public Media)January 18, 2024How public media can use AI to reach Latino audiences
Ethical engagement with artificial intelligence may assist public media in the future.By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)July 7, 2023NPR’s State of the Union coverage aims to reach listeners who navigate the world in ...
“We are doing this para la gente,” says Erika Aguilar, EP of "Morning Edition." “That feels really good and gives you purpose.” ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)February 3, 2023Got a plan to engage Latino audiences? Test your big ideas against this checklist before ...
The costs of bad Latina/o/e/x outreach can be fatal for your organization’s strategy, writes Ernesto Aguilar.By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)October 12, 2022Erika Aguilar sees ‘appetite for change’ as she steps into EP role on ‘Morning Edition’
"The big challenge is going to be thinking about where Morning Edition goes as a show, in five years and 10 years."By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)October 29, 2021Coalition organizes day of action for movement to fix public media’s workplace culture
Public Media for All calls on those who seek to improve diversity, equity and inclusion across the system to take a break ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)October 19, 2020At a time when local information is needed, FCC vote endangers public-access stations
The commission's decision last week could threaten funding for Public, Educational and Government outlets, many of which provide unique coverage of their ...By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED) and Mike Wassenaar, President and CEO (Alliance for Community Media)August 5, 2019Ernesto Aguilar: I’m a testament to public media’s transformative power
Aguilar discovered punk rock on a community radio station and found himself coming back to listen to the news.By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)April 18, 2017Join the celebration of National Radio Day
“National Radio Day is but one day to acknowledge how public radio stations, low-power FM outlets and community radio organizations have come ...By Sabrina Roach and Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED)August 15, 2016