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?
People
As GM, Ellen Rocco defined her role as protector of ‘rigorously fair’ journalism, rainmaker for innovative ideas
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“It took me a while to figure out that the real job is to find resources for talented staff and innovative ideas — and to fight to protect independent journalism,” says Rocco, who retires from North Country Public Radio next month.
People
From student-run KALX to KPCC, Bill Davis recalls a career of defying conventional wisdom
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After building the Los Angeles station into a regional news powerhouse, Davis says it’s easy to forget how “almost everyone in public media” predicted that his efforts to revive the station would fail.
System/Policy
Where do pubmedia executives get their mojo?
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Current recently asked leaders in public media which books have helped them lead and succeed. Some titles are familiar; others offer alternative ways of thinking about leadership.
System/Policy
How long should a pubmedia executive serve?
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As leaders retire, 2019 is a golden chance for the system to take giant steps in the right direction.
About Current
Breathing into the New Year
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Mindfulness is a challenging practice, especially for overachievers, like many of us in public media. But it’s a better modus operandi than the alternatives: mindlessness, reactivity and denial.
About Current
How Current measured up with its latest NewsMatch campaign
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Donations are translating into nearly $40,000 to support us, but we’re disappointed that we didn’t bring in more.
About Current
We couldn’t have covered these top stories of 2018 without you
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And your year-end donation helps ensure that we can keep following harassment and workplace climate issues in 2019.
About Current
Letter from the executive director: Checking your list twice
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Your donation is our most rewarding source of revenue. It’s a vote of confidence, and it truly helps us close the year in a spirit of celebration.
About Current
Letter from the executive director: Triple your donation to Current for NewsMatch 2018
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Help us continue to do our part to help public media thrive.
About Current
Letter from the executive editor: What does pubmedia need from its leaders?
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“Effective leadership emerges at the intersection of vision and humanism.”
System/Policy
Letter from the executive director: Announcing ‘Local that Works’ finalists
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Our panel of judges selected four projects that they believe deserve wider attention and adoption within public media.
System/Policy
Letter from the executive director: How should pubmedia respond to Trump’s attacks on the press?
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At what point would public media speak out about threats to press freedom?
"The Pub" Podcast
After 113 episodes, it’s the last round for our podcast ‘The Pub’
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We’re sad to see it go, but we’ve been unable to make it financially sustainable.