Jack Mitchell, Author at Current

Programs/Content

How public radio can serve listeners from across the political spectrum

By Jack Mitchell, Emeritus Professor (University of Wisconsin) | April 25, 2024

Public radio has become “too predictable and a bit boring,” writes Jack Mitchell, a founding producer of “All Things Considered.” “Fix that by letting ideas clash. Generate light with some heat.”

Rewind: The Roots of Public Media

Battered by political agendas, ‘The Wisconsin Idea’ lives on in public broadcasting

By Jack Mitchell, Emeritus Professor (University of Wisconsin) | December 14, 2016

A century-old progressive philosophy in the state has withstood decades of attacks from state leaders.

Rewind: The Roots of Public Media

Roots of public broadcasting can be found in Wisconsin’s vision

By Jack Mitchell, Emeritus Professor (University of Wisconsin) | December 7, 2016

The progressive “Wisconsin Idea” gave purpose to early educational broadcasting.

History of public media

Radio gets in on the Act

By Jack W. Mitchell | March 28, 2005

The plan was for a Public Television Act with no mention of dusty old radio. Not everyone signed on to the plan.