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.
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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.