The show’s cancellation meant that stations have “fewer options to offer our audience during the midday,” said Sean Birch of South Carolina Public Radio.
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Maryland Public Television builds bigger profile for HBCU Week
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A regional showcase of special programming is growing through CPB-backed partnerships with World and three stations.
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How a WAER collaboration with young musicians spawned original content and a ‘haunting’ tune
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The station’s “Salt City Mashup” brought together Syracuse talent for a recording project that other stations can replicate in their communities.
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TED teams with Detroit Public TV to explore responses to climate change
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The city where car culture began stars in a documentary about how to get out of “this mess we find ourselves in,” says David Biello, TED science curator.
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NPR to end local versions of ‘Consider This’ podcast
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“This is a bitter pill,” said Eric Marrapodi, VP of news programming. “We really wanted this to work. And this was a big, big swing to try to do this.”
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America Amplified focuses 2024 election project on underserved communities
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CPB provided a $1.5 million grant backing expansion to newsrooms in all 50 states.
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To combat loss of news audiences, get brilliant on the basics of live radio
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Stations can rebuild listenership by maintaining relentless focus on every element of the air.
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Vaccine hesitancy project targets communities in North Carolina and Michigan
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Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.
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PRX accelerator adds podcasts on inside story of ‘Barney,’ Cincinnati’s sewer system to development slate
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The third cohort of PRX’s Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.
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Film highlights international progress towards nuclear disarmament
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With “In Search of Resolution,” producer Robert Frye shares his insights on an urgent issue that’s “not going away.”
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KQED acquires ‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’
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Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.
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With ‘Oldies Show,’ TJ Lubinsky aims to tell stories behind hit songs of yesteryear
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The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.
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After eight years at APM, ‘Too Beautiful to Live’ finds its footing as an independent podcast
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“We decided to just put ads aside for a little bit and rely on this public radio model,” says co-host Andrew Walsh.
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Second season of ‘Native America’ celebrates contemporary Native communities
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The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.
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PRX to offer ‘Ezra Klein Show’ to public radio stations
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The show will be available to public radio stations starting Nov. 10.
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Digitization project will preserve decades of archival content for Arkansas PBS
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The station is seeking partnerships with archival organizations to make the collection accessible to the public.
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Survey finds PBS app users want more content, features
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The survey’s findings were presented last week at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference in Atlanta.
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Could daylong themes reverse a drop in listening to news stations?
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Stations could be changing the topic too often for listeners to keep up. What if they tried something different?
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Vermont Public’s ‘Homegoings’ takes conversations about race to wider audience
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The show will also use video and live elements to explore topics relating to Black culture.