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‘Made Possible By…’ #14: The ‘madness and intuition’ of Fred Barzyk
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“Be a storyteller,” says Barzyk — and as you’ll hear, he should know.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #13: Public TV pioneer Alvin Perlmutter
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“If you aren’t in a position to make mistakes, then you’re not going to come up with something worthwhile.”
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‘Made Possible By…’ #12: Sandra Rattley on an eclectic career
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“I’ve had tremendous experiences, I’ve worked like a dog, so it’s not like someone just granted these things to me.”
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‘Made Possible By…’ #11: ‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett
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In the late ’60s, Morrisett and his collaborators on “Sesame Street” wanted to know: Could television teach?
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‘Made Possible By…’ #10: WGBH producer Judith Vecchione
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Vecchione says public media is “one of the last holdouts in an increasing commercialized world.”
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‘Made Possible By’ #9: Minnesota Public Radio founder Bill Kling
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The influential longtime leader in public broadcasting explains how he built MPR up from a small college station.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #8: ‘Nova’ founder Michael Ambrosino
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The early employee of Boston’s WGBH looks back on his career with the science show.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #7: Hugo Morales of Radio Bilingüe
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The founder of the Spanish-language radio network explains how he got into public broadcasting.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #6: Jennifer Lawson on public television as a tool for equality
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The longtime public broadcasting leader relates how she came to the field through the civil rights movement.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #5: NPR founder Jack Mitchell
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Mitchell was the first employee of NPR and the first producer of “All Things Considered.”
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‘Made Possible By…’ #4: NPR ‘Founding Mother’ Susan Stamberg
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In an interview for our podcast, Stamberg reflects on her long career at the network.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #3: Robert Hilliard on how public media enhances the public
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“Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an early leader in the field.
System/Policy
Employees tell NPR board of anger over harassment, demand change
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The board also heard messages of support for CEO Jarl Mohn.
System/Policy
Citing demands of Oreskes follow-up, NPR board chair declines third term
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“I am unable to devote the amount of time that the current situation … demands of the NPR board chair to be truly effective,” said Roger LaMay.
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‘Made Possible By…’ #2: Ruth Seymour on KCRW’s days as a scrappy innovator
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The station’s former GM says public media’s mission statement should be “To be important.”
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‘Made Possible By…’ #1: Rick Breitenfeld shares secrets to success
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Our new podcast revisits the roots of public media by bringing together founders and up-and-comers.
System/Policy
Book by former NPR CEO expands on liberal ‘groupthink’ at network
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Ken Stern’s treatment of NPR in “Republican Like Me” goes beyond his recent op-ed that riled some in public media.
Programs/Content
Meet the finalists in our Local That Works contest
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Watch our Facebook Live of presentations by the competition’s four finalists.
Development
With new app, a startup wants to make donating to public radio easy
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iWinQ’s developers hope to make inroads among listeners who don’t donate — a large share of public radio’s audience.
System/Policy
How WAMU and WYSO found success in reinvention
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At the 2017 Public Radio Program Directors conference, general managers from the stations shared insights about innovative strategies that powered growth.