People
Post-‘Radiolab,’ Robert Krulwich plans many more experiments with storytelling
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The master of entertaining listeners while explaining complex topics is working with a “new mafia” of media creators.
Obituaries
Cokie Roberts, a ‘founding mother’ who helped define NPR’s political coverage, dies at 75
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“I don’t know how they’re going to find a church big enough to hold the mourners,” said Nina Totenberg, her friend and colleague.
Programs/Content
Minnesota’s community radio stations find unique niche for covering arts and culture
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Backing from a special tax-supported fund has allowed volunteer-powered stations to enhance their local programming.
People
Radio pioneer Larry Josephson turns to creative community for support
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“I have to ask my friends for help so I can keep on working and … producing,” says the man known as the “sage of independent producers.”
Programs/Content
Bill Littlefield, host who took ‘Only A Game’ far beyond the field, prepares to sign off
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A talented writer with a knack for getting at the human side of sports, Littlefield was always able to “capture a moment.”
Obituaries
Fans of Joe Frank remember the storyteller’s dark sonic magic
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The radio artist, who died Monday at 79, influenced many audio producers by expanding the medium’s potential as an art form.
Programs/Content
Former NPR host Neal Conan returns with serious show for public radio’s weekends
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“I needed to do something to address the moment that we’re in because I think it’s an absolutely critical time for the country,” Conan says.
People
NPR colleagues send off longtime engineer Manoli Wetherell
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A fellow engineer credits Wetherell with “creating NPR’s signature sound in thousands of mixes, often on deadline and many done live.”
Programs/Content
Columbia University acquires archival recordings of Bob Fass’s ‘Radio Unnameable’
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The reel-to-reel tapes preserve “a moment in broadcasting that might not come again — when an individual producer got to make the selections without having to get the suits to OK it.”
People
Producer Sean Cole relishes the ‘beautiful feeling’ of performing weddings
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The radio producer and poet has married 19 couples, including many friends who work in public radio.
Programs/Content
New findings in abduction case hasten release of APM Reports podcast
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The man who kidnapped 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago appeared in court Sept. 6 to confess his guilt.
Programs/Content
Radio dramatist finds support from fans for his adventurous works
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Mystery and mysticism loom large in the oeuvre of Tom Lopez.
Programs/Content
Revelations of APM investigation prompt closure of Minnesota treatment facility
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In its first investigative series, APM Reports is examining allegations of sexual abuse at Mesabi Academy in Buhl, Minn.
Programs/Content
How crafting stories of the past got a podcast into the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An episode of Nate DiMeo’s “The Memory Palace” ties into a new exhibit.
Tech
At debut, Audience Engine offers CRM and pledge-drive tools
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Creators of the open-source software call it “a new tool for media and democracy.”
Programs/Content
With fellowships, Feet in 2 Worlds brings unheard voices and stories to public media
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The small nonprofit helps minority and immigrant reporters learn the ropes and advance their careers.
People
How a militant Puerto Rican activist group influenced public media
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After raising hell in the streets of Spanish Harlem, several of the Young Lords got into broadcasting and journalism.
People
Brain injury sidelines Alex Chadwick, but veteran journalist returns to reporting
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Alex Chadwick might not be alive today if it weren’t for a burnt sausage.
Diversity
Celebration of Lakshmi Singh meme delves into diversity issues that inspired it
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The WNYC event mixed whimsy and seriousness to explore issues of diversity in public radio.
Programs/Content
New films remember video avant garde of the 1970s
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Innovative filmmakers in New York City adopted portable gear and shook up the airwaves.