Programs/Content
Public radio is stronger, and better, when stations invest in national shows
Public radio has reached a moment with the feel of the bank scene from It's a Wonderful Life, as station managers worry that listeners ...The Key raises WXPN’s profile as valued music curator
With The Key, we’re able to better reflect the diversity of the Philadelphia music scene, give local bands a platform to showcase ...Flatow moves Science Friday to PRI distribution
Science Friday, the weekly NPR series hosted by Ira Flatow, is pairing with Public Radio International in a new distribution deal to take effect ...Pubcaster’s memoir details creative early years at WQED
A Secretly Handicapped Man, out in October, is not only the story of Norbert Nathanson’s place in the history of public broadcasting, but also ...With credits gone, NPR’s off-mike staffers get silent treatment
NPR ended the practice Aug. 30 of crediting the off-mike staff behind the scenes of its newsmagazines, citing evidence that the lists ...Don’t mess with the Met: WFIU reverses course on weekend schedule
An outcry from listeners prompted WFIU-FM in Bloomington, Ind., to announce Aug. 13 that it would restore classical programming to its schedule, ...After War disputes, PBS focuses on Latino experience with Latino Americans
As the first major television documentary series to tackle a comprehensive history of U.S. Latinos spanning some 500 years, PBS’s six-hour Latino Americans comes ...Seiken, PBS Digital head, will exit pubcaster for London-based post next month
Jason Seiken, PBS’s innovative head of digital media who exhorted stations to embrace a more videocentric future, will leave the public broadcaster ...Second American Graduate Day to raise dropout awareness nationwide
The second American Graduate Day, a live multiplatform “call to action” event focusing attention on high-school graduation rates, hits public TV airwaves ...Youth Radio looks to highlight more of its content, mission on new website
Youth Radio, the Oakland, Calif.–based media-training center that partners with public radio, launched its new website Aug. 9.OPB courts partners for statewide news network
Oregon Public Broadcasting has a track record of launching effective news collaborations. Its newest project to create a statewide news network is ...New twist on the news cycle: chasing stories on two wheels
Several public broadcasting journalists now count a bike helmet among their essential reporting equipment as they pedal to cover news events and ...MPR publishes e-book based on Ground Level reporting
Minnesota Public Radio News has published a new e-book, Fighting for an American Countryside, which draws on a three-year reporting project from ...Wits introduces social club in advance of fourth-season launch
American Public Media’s Wits is introducing a “Social Club” for fans as producers prepare to launch the show’s fall season. For $35, fans ...Upcoming season brings more Downton Abbey merchandise
The fourth season of Downton Abbey, launching in January on Masterpiece, will bring an influx of related merchandise. Soon fans will be able to create ...
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