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If you asked how you could help our executive director after she was hit by a car, here's her suggestion.Current’s executive director is recovering after serious accident
Our Executive Director Julie Drizin was hit by an SUV Aug. 11 and is in a rehab center.Breathing into the New Year
Mindfulness is a challenging practice, especially for overachievers, like many of us in public media. But it's a better modus operandi than ...How Current measured up with its latest NewsMatch campaign
Donations are translating into nearly $40,000 to support us, but we're disappointed that we didn't bring in more.We couldn’t have covered these top stories of 2018 without you
And your year-end donation helps ensure that we can keep following harassment and workplace climate issues in 2019.Letter from the executive director: Checking your list twice
Your donation is our most rewarding source of revenue. It’s a vote of confidence, and it truly helps us close the year ...Current’s Simpson leaves to report for Stateline at Pew
Simpson has written about funding, innovation, diversity and workplace culture for Current since her arrival in May 2016.Letter from the executive director: Triple your donation to Current for NewsMatch 2018
Help us continue to do our part to help public media thrive.Letter from the executive editor: What does pubmedia need from its leaders?
"Effective leadership emerges at the intersection of vision and humanism."New history of public broadcasting to include expanded coverage of podcasts, digital media
Current is happy to announce an update of our book A History of Public Broadcasting, with a projected publication date of 2021.Introducing a new way to ‘keep Current’
Beginning with our May 7 print edition, subscribers can read digital versions of our newspaper coverage.Letter from the executive director: What we learned from our reader survey
We asked. You answered. What now?From the executive director: Tell Current how we can earn your support
We need to learn from you about how to deliver the kind of service you or your organization is willing to pay ...Letter from the executive director: What’s in store for Current in 2018
We're thankful for donations to our end-of-year fundraising campaign and look forward to bringing our Currently Curious project to conferences this year.Current unveils the Public Media Honor Roll
To mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act, Current invites you to honor the individuals who brought you into public ...
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