Programs/Content
Urban Alternative station boosts reach in Denver
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Rocky Mountain Public Media’s The Drop will soon have a primary signal on the FM dial.
System/Policy
NPR cuts top digital role in larger reorganization
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CEO John Lansing said the network needs to be able “to respond more nimbly to the rapid pace of change across audience behaviors, technology and the digital business.”
System/Policy
CEO John Lansing discusses NPR’s diversity efforts, budget deficit and growing podcast competition
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In a Current Q&A, Lansing said a more diverse audience is NPR’s “number one goal.”
System/Policy
NPR creates investigative unit for station collaborations
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The team is funded by a $500,000 CPB grant.
Tech
As some stations end HD Radio signals, others hold out hope for audience adoption
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HD Radio may not have met high expectations in the industry, but some station leaders still see value in its capacity to expand services.
Programs/Content
New grant gives jazz stations a ‘monumental opportunity’
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The grant will create a “unique opportunity to learn from each other and to help and support each other,” said WBGO CEO Steve Williams.
Featured in Category
Tammy Terwelp named CEO of KUNC
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Terwelp comes from Aspen Public Radio, where she is executive director.
People
NPR hires chief legal officer
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Elizabeth Allen, a former chief legal officer for Gannett, has experience “leading and guiding the kinds of strategic business decision making we need to do as we move NPR forward,” CEO John Lansing said.
System/Policy
New agreement gives KALW nonprofit more control of station
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The San Francisco station plans to transition some contract workers to full-time.
Tech
Public media owners agree to sell Pocket Casts podcast platform
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The plan to sell Pocket Casts is in “early stages of development,” according to an NPR spokesperson.
Programs/Content
Public radio stations call on New York Times to take responsibility for ‘lapses in judgment’
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Station leaders and the Public Radio Program Directors Association are questioning the Times’ damage control related to its podcast “Caliphate.”
People
Robert Siegel tests positive for COVID-19
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The former “All Things Considered” host said he has a “pretty mild” case.
People
NPR appoints Leora Hanser as development chief
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“Her twenty-year career has been driven by a passion for public service, in pursuit of equity and equality for all,” said CEO John Lansing.
People
Chuck Holmes leaves WBHM to lead humanities organization
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“I depart knowing that WBHM is in eminently skilled hands,” Holmes told staff.
System/Policy
Relief bill would give university licensees access to PPP loans
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Hundreds of previously ineligible stations would have access to the financial assistance if the bill is signed into law.
Programs/Content
With Nieman fellowship, NPR’s Anjuli Sastry will tell immigrants’ stories, create mentorship guide
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The “It’s Been a Minute” producer is one of 12 Nieman Visiting Fellows for 2021 and the only one working in public radio.
System/Policy
How Celeste Headlee’s ‘safe space’ for colleagues became a movement against racism in public radio
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Colleagues who convened for Zoom chats evolved into a group pushing for change at stations and networks.
System/Policy
Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
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An executive at WAMU’s licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.
System/Policy
Public Media for All campaign gives participants ‘something to aspire to’
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Led by people of color in public media, the coalition has gained pledges from nearly two dozen stations and national organizations to commit to changes focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.
Obituaries
Hannah Colton, news director and reporter at KUNM, dies at 29
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“Hannah loved being a reporter. She was a gifted storyteller. She was great at meeting people and talking with them, asking good questions and really listening to the answers.”