Author: Mike Janssen
Universities to merge stations, creating Iowa Public Radio
Three public radio operations will merge to create a new Iowa Public Radio network, the state’s Board of Regents has confirmed. The net ...New formats in commercial radio could attract public radio fans
Classical music, liberal-friendly talk programming and rock tunes couched in mellow ambiance might sound like familiar public radio fare. But they’re also ...Cost of democratic safeguards is steep, Pacifica discovers
Pacifica’s transition to a listener-elected board of directors carried an unexpectedly high price tag, and network executives are exploring cheaper alternatives. Last year ...Standing on its own, WNYC takes cues from New York City’s vitality
"We don’t do anything in a small way,” says Laura Walker, and in her eight years as president of New York’s WNYC ...NPR’s reassignment of Bob Edwards shocks, explanations befuddle
The cry from a distraught public rang out: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” After announcing the reassignment of Morning Edition host Bob ...Why NPR reassigned Bob Edwards: show needs co-host to improve coverage
NPR reassigned Morning Edition host Bob Edwards to make way for a two-host setup intended to strengthen the show's news coverage, said Jay Kernis, ...MPR to rep its own shows, mainstays of PRI catalog
Minnesota Public Radio will begin distributing many of its own programs this summer, depriving longtime distribution partner Public Radio International of strong ...‘Piano Jazz’ host Marian McPartland, a dame at jazz crossroads
Piano Jazz hits its silver anniversary in April, a landmark that surprises nobody more than venerated host and pianist Marian McPartland. “It’s kind of ...Joan Kroc’s $200M gift to NPR encourages big thinking about public radio’s future
Talk about how to spend the record gift began at a meeting of the network’s board last week.With StoryCorps, Isay campaigns to save Grandma’s tales
Last week a miniature mobile recording studio came to rest in Vanderbilt Hall of New York’s Grand Central Terminal, marking the debut of ...Radio that’s representative: Listeners control vote for Pacifica boards
Pacifica Radio is emerging from bitter years of factional struggle with new bylaws that may make it the world’s most democratic media ...Strong opinions from NPR personalities raise questions about limits on editorializing
Scott Simon and Mara Liasson made remarks that some journalists and colleagues thought went too far.‘Day to Day’ debuts to high expectations
Any pressure the producers of Day to Day might feel is understandable. The new show’s selling points read like a wish list compiled by ...Online audio market Public Radio Exchange begins beta test this month
Creators of the Public Radio Exchange plan to launch their service this fall, opening a new channel for independent producers to sell ...Triple-A strikes chord with disenchanted listeners
One musical voice gaining ground on public radio sounds a little scruffier than the rest. Rather than a viola or sax, it ...
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