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Home›Author: Mike Janssen (Page 11)

Author: Mike Janssen

Mike Janssen

Mike has held the role of digital editor since 2014. Before becoming editor, he covered public radio and digital initiatives in public media for Current. Mike has also written for a variety of publications as a freelancer, was a Public Media Corps fellow, and has hosted talk and music shows on community radio stations in the Washington, D.C., area. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing banjo, cooking, and making coffee and cocktails.

  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #10: WGBH producer Judith Vecchione

    Vecchione says public media is "one of the last holdouts in an increasing commercialized world."
    By Mike Janssen
    January 16, 2018
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By’ #9: Minnesota Public Radio founder Bill Kling

    The influential longtime leader in public broadcasting explains how he built MPR up from a small college station.
    By Mike Janssen
    January 9, 2018
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #8: ‘Nova’ founder Michael Ambrosino

    The early employee of Boston's WGBH looks back on his career with the science show.
    By Mike Janssen
    January 2, 2018
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #7: Hugo Morales of Radio Bilingüe

    The founder of the Spanish-language radio network explains how he got into public broadcasting.
    By Mike Janssen
    December 19, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #6: Jennifer Lawson on public television as a tool for equality

    The longtime public broadcasting leader relates how she came to the field through the civil rights movement.
    By Mike Janssen
    December 12, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #5: NPR founder Jack Mitchell

    Mitchell was the first employee of NPR and the first producer of "All Things Considered."
    By Mike Janssen
    December 5, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #4: NPR ‘Founding Mother’ Susan Stamberg

    In an interview for our podcast, Stamberg reflects on her long career at the network.
    By Mike Janssen
    November 28, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #3: Robert Hilliard on how public media enhances the public

    “Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an ...
    By Mike Janssen
    November 21, 2017
  • Employees tell NPR board of anger over harassment, demand change

    The board also heard messages of support for CEO Jarl Mohn.
    By Mike Janssen
    November 16, 2017
  • Citing demands of Oreskes follow-up, NPR board chair declines third term

    "I am unable to devote the amount of time that the current situation ... demands of the NPR board chair to be ...
    By Mike Janssen
    November 15, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #2: Ruth Seymour on KCRW’s days as a scrappy innovator

    The station's former GM says public media's mission statement should be "To be important."
    By Mike Janssen
    November 14, 2017
  • "Made Possible By..." Podcast

    ‘Made Possible By…’ #1: Rick Breitenfeld shares secrets to success

    Our new podcast revisits the roots of public media by bringing together founders and up-and-comers.
    By Mike Janssen
    November 7, 2017
  • System/Policy

    Book by former NPR CEO expands on liberal ‘groupthink’ at network

    Ken Stern's treatment of NPR in "Republican Like Me" goes beyond his recent op-ed that riled some in public media.
    By Mike Janssen
    October 25, 2017
  • Programs/Content

    Meet the finalists in our Local That Works contest

    Watch our Facebook Live of presentations by the competition's four finalists.
    By Mike Janssen
    September 26, 2017
  • Development

    With new app, a startup wants to make donating to public radio easy

    iWinQ's developers hope to make inroads among listeners who don't donate — a large share of public radio's audience.
    By Mike Janssen
    September 20, 2017
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