Programs/Content
Radio Diaries turns to Kickstarter to boost podcast, productions
The production company Radio Diaries, whose stories often appear on This American Life and NPR’s newsmagazines, is aiming to raise $40,000 in a Kickstarter ...PubTV doc Little League: A History celebrates 75 summers of iconic pastime
A public television documentary about Little League Baseball is turning into a fitting Independence Day scheduling choice for programmers.Analysis finds flat core audience for public radio’s web streams
A recent analysis of web metrics for NPR member stations’ websites showed continued growth in visits from mobile users along with declines ...Pubcasting programs spark anthology of ‘Poetic Responses’
While public broadcasting covers poets and their work, a new anthology may be the first book of poems inspired by public media ...Downton Abbey creator calls PBS delay in season scheduling ‘madness’
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes has weighed in on PBS’s decision to delay airing the Masterpiece megahit for months after each season premieres in Britain. And ...NPR cancels ‘Tell Me More’, cuts 28 staff positions
A mandate for a balanced budget and a drive to reduce its production commitments spurred NPR to cancel Tell Me More, one of the ...This American Life opts for self-distribution, with PRX as pipeline to stations
The producers of public radio’s This American Life will take over distribution of their show starting July 1, using Public Radio Exchange to deliver ...Aviators distributor scrutinizing show after revelations of apparent product placement
The public TV program The Aviators has come under increased scrutiny from its distributor after Current revealed apparent product placement in the show’s on-air ...Public Radio International launches podcast network SoundWorks
SoundWorks launched Thursday with four podcasts, and PRI plans to add more in coming weeks.Winslow of NewsHour sees need for greater investment in public TV’s news programming
The final installment of our interview with Linda Winslow, outgoing executive producer of the PBS NewsHour.NPR will cancel ‘Tell Me More’, eliminate 28 jobs to balance budget
An updated version of this article was posted May 28. NPR announced today that it will cancel Tell Me More, its weekday midday show ...Show asking The Really Big Questions brings Dean Olsher back to radio
Most people don’t take time to discuss what makes us human, but this public radio show wants listeners to stop and think.With help from WFMT, complete archives of Studs Terkel find new life online
The WFMT Radio Network is preparing to release the complete digitized radio archives of Pulitzer Prize–winning oral historian Studs Terkel online by ...Milwaukee pubcasters go deep on problem of imprisonment of black males
A community forum in Milwaukee Tuesday will cap a seven-month reporting project by two of the city's public broadcasters on their county’s ...PBS’s live-action Odd Squad aims to ‘make math relevant’ for kids
PBS Kids will expand the footprint of its math-focused programs with Odd Squad, a live-action TV series for school-aged children. The new show, which ...
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