Programs/Content
WHYY’s ‘Good Neighbor Club’ promotes civic engagement skills for children
The live-action series encourages school-aged kids to notice what is going on in their communities, think about solutions and push for change.Emails show viewer backlash over PBS program’s removal from Arkansas TV
Many viewers said they will not keep donating to the network or restore donations they already canceled.Two marquee PBS specials will celebrate America at 250
A Capitol Fourth: 250th Weekend Celebration and America Made in Virginia: 250 Years Together feature star-studded lineups and, of course, fireworks.Is the American dream a farce? A new documentary from David McCourt aims to find ...
Airing on PBS stations this week, Amerigo: The Search for the American Dream attempts to take the temperature of the nation.New York Times to bring Wirecutter podcast to public radio
The program debuts July 9.New ‘Marketplace’ podcast aims to bring financial advice to younger, diverse audience
The new video podcast Must Be the Money is leaning hard into authenticity and algorithms, and for good reason.Missouri PBS station steps into the ring with pro wrestling
KMOS hopes its weekly broadcasts of Show-Me State Wrestling will connect with local viewers.May CDP Index: Decline in new donors deepens for radio
While nearly all other Index metrics continue to show growth in 2026, new donors for radio declined by more than 15% compared ...WXPN celebrates nation’s semiquincentennial with eclectic initiatives uplifting local music
The Philadelphia station is taking advantage of its location in the nation’s birthplace with an array of anniversary-related endeavors embracing local musicians.‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ seeks new audiences with YouTube expansion
Fred Rogers Productions expects that the new YouTube content will increase overall shareability and help more kids and parents find the show.Giovannoni: On the discipline public radio lost — and the metrics needed to recover it
How public radio invented, used and forgot the measure of its own worth — and how it can begin anew.Take your reporting for a walk: Why public media should pilot walking tours
Tours offer the opportunity to build trust, boost audience engagement, generate revenue and communicate local news and information.‘Circle Round’ co-founders leave WBUR after feeling that they were ‘not a priority’
The co-founders are going independent to start their own podcast for kids.Report highlights risks to documentary films after rescission of pubmedia funding
The loss of federal funds for public media "is hugely challenging for these documentary storytellers to be able to do that work ...NPR reduces staff through layoffs, buyouts
The job cuts will reduce NPR's content division by about 4%.
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