System/Policy
Why is public media so white?
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Current’s executive director calls for accountability on diversity, equity and inclusion. Making public media data accessible is a start.
System/Policy
An open letter to NPR President John Lansing: Racial justice is public media’s mission
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Current Executive Director Julie Drizin responds to Lansing’s call to action to confront racism.
Featured in Category
On Building Resilience: Letter from the executive director
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Current has joined forces with Greater Public, Public Media Journalists Association, Public Radio Program Directors and Local that Works founder Mark Fuerst on “Building Resilience,” a new webinar series.
System/Policy
‘Now more than ever’ — and we really mean it
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Without our conferences, what holds public media together? How do you gain insight about our industry? How do we share best practices and learn from one another?
About Current
This is the test of the emergency broadcast system
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Public media is proving how nimble our people can be when life demands that we pivot. Journalists are truly first responders now.
Programs/Content
How public service media is rising to the coronavirus crisis
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We’re tracking the programs, collaborations, events and initiatives prompted by the pandemic.
System/Policy
How to fight Trump’s ‘Capitol punishment’ for public media
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When racist radio host Rush Limbaugh gets a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a standing ovation in Congress, Current’s executive director is worried that this year’s lobbying effort may not be enough to save federal funding for public broadcasting.
About Current
Current kicks off 2020 with NewsMatch boost to pubmedia coverage
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Together, we raised more than $60,000 to support our service to public media.
Exit Interviews
James Morgese: ‘Respect the core mission, vision and values that got us to this point over time’
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Let the values that have defined public broadcasting’s services to the American public guide your work, says the outgoing GM of PBS Utah.
About Current
Letter from our executive director: Public media saved my life
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If you asked how you could help our executive director after she was hit by a car, here’s her suggestion.
Exit Interviews
Mary Anne Alhadeff on a ‘life well spent’ in public media
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The outgoing CEO of KERA reflects on women in leadership roles, the need to collaborate, and why you should never tape a program on the first day of daylight saving time.
Exit Interviews
Nancy Dobbs: ‘We’re in the business of getting people to care about and engage in their community’
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“There needs to be a change of mindset about how we collectively serve the public,” says the outgoing CEO of Northern California Public Media.
Exit Interviews
Lloyd Wright: ‘In order to lead, you must serve’
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“I give a lot of credit to those around me who have helped make WFYI and me successful,” says Wright, who recently retired as president of the Indianapolis stations.
Local That Works
Current opens its 2019 Local That Works contest
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Tell Current what your station is doing to become more engaging, relevant, sustainable and local, and you could win fame and fortune.
Exit Interviews
Dave Edwards: ‘Focus on creating content that is meaningful to the communities we serve’
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“We need to stop worrying about things we can’t control,” says the retired GM of WUWM in Milwaukee. “Let’s continue to build from our strengths.”
People
John Boland: ‘It is the local connections that matter most’
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Regardless of the role you play in a public media organization, “always remember that it is all about serving the needs of the people in your community,” says the retired CEO of San Francisco’s KQED.
Exit Interviews
Rob Gordon: ‘Understand that what worked well for others might not work for you’
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Develop relationships with local supporters to improve your station’s community service, says the retired Nashville Public Radio GM, because advice from public radio colleagues can take you only so far.
Exit Interviews
Laura Walker: ‘Meeting mission and achieving deep impact are not warring principles’
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Reflecting on her 23 years as CEO of WYNC and NYPR, Laura Walker says success in public media comes from reaching for both ideals.
People
Jerry Franklin: ‘Learn to fail quickly and then get up and keep going’
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The outgoing president of Connecticut Public looks back on his career at the station: “I had a terrific board of directors, and we kept reinventing ourselves.”
System/Policy
By censoring ‘Arthur’, Alabama network turns back the clock
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Truly, what is more dangerous: two men making a sacred commitment to one another, or the denial of that reality?