Author: Tyler Falk
California’s KUSP-FM considers way out of unstable finances
The nonprofit that owns the station has endured "severe cash shortages” for several years.Music stations aim for wider audience with VuHaus, a hub for videos
VuHaus gathers in-studio music videos already being produced by Triple A–format stations onto a single platform.PRX expands Radiotopia with $1 million grant
Funds will go toward hiring a new executive producer and supporting the podcast network's independent producers.CPB backs collaboration in Baltimore on coverage of Freddie Gray aftermath
Two stations are working together to expand reporting on the city's response to Gray's death.Chicago Public Media announces plan for digital upgrades, products
The station also hired its first chief digital officer.NPR board announces candidates for open seats
Six candidates are seeking election for three open seats on the board.AIR seeks station ideas for new Localore projects
The Association of Independents in Radio opened its runway for stations wanting to participate in the latest round of Localore.Public radio podcasters woo Madison Avenue
NPR, WNYC and WBEZ invited advertisers to their first podcasting upfront.How Baltimore public radio covered the protests
WEAA and WYPR tried to make the most of their limited staffs and resources.WNYC teams with The New Yorker on new radio show and podcast
The weekly hourlong show will be “built around The New Yorker’s award-winning writers, artists, and editors."San Diego’s KPBS seeks pitches for new podcasts
The station is taking a well-tested approach to developing new podcasts: asking its audience for ideas.Behind NPR’s decision to remove its branding from a Latino USA episode
Network execs determined that the episode failed to meet editorial standards.Don Quayle, NPR’s first president, dies at 84
Quayle’s vision for NPR was to provide “excellence and diversity to noncommercial radio.”Public Media Platform aims to expand reach with new tools
The system developed for digital content distribution hopes to increase adoption among stations.Bill Deputy, former NPR audio engineer, dies at 58
“He understood how sound can create pictures — pictures as vivid as any painting, as clear as any photo.”
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