Awards
Texas Tribune, ProPublica lead nonprofit ONA winners
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Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”
Programs/Content
NPR’s ‘Best of Car Talk’ will end in September 2017
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The show will continue as a podcast with leaner production and may still air on some stations.
Quick Takes
Facing legal challenge from MPR, Boston company drops the ‘Current’
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Listen Current is now Listenwise.
Quick Takes
Minnesota Public Radio takes legal action over ‘Current’ name
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The broadcaster has sued a for-profit educational company for trademark infringement.
Quick Takes
WAMU seeks buyer for bluegrass stream and stations
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The station was advised to focus on news and information.
Development
Who’s taking your donation when you call in a pledge?
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Our next Currently Curious story will look into the workings of call centers.
Quick Takes
Emails give peek into behind-the-scenes discussions of KPLU sale
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The Seattle Times shared details of how university and station officials sought to manage public reaction.
Stations
Wisconsin station trumps St. Louis with claim to first weather forecast
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Competing claims surfaced after we raised the subject.
Obituaries
Karl Schmidt, radio dramatist and longtime Wisconsin host, dies at 93
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Schmidt hosted and produced programs for Wisconsin Public Radio for more than 70 years.
Ethics
Survey finds ‘areas of sensitivity’ in foundation support for nonprofit news
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Most newsrooms lack clear guidelines, and funders are upfront about agendas.
Awards
Pubcasters receive Peabody Awards for radio, news and podcasts
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NPR, PBS NewsHour and This American Life were among the winners.
PBS
PBS board committee endorses tentative guidelines for new kids’ service
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Board members also got an update on the success of PBS Passport.
Programs/Content
Collaborations between radio, TV expand coverage but have limits
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National producers and networks are finding ways to work across media, despite challenges posed by technology.
Quick Takes
NPR newscasts, sliced, diced and scrambled three ways
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An engineer turned six years of newscasts into engaging art projects.
System/Policy
Station leaders share their pitches for members of Congress
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Attendees at the APTS Public Media Summit gave a preview of their talking points.
Currently Curious
What happened to NPR Chicken?
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A reader’s question prompted a follow-up investigation.
System/Policy
Currently Curious: Why isn’t there more collaboration between TV and radio?
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We take on a reader’s question: What’s getting in the way of more collaboration in the system?
System/Policy
Our most-clicked posts of 2015
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Podcasts, salaries and Sesame Street were among the hot topics.