Programs/Content
Pipeline 2024: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 142 series and specials.WITF’s ‘Melanin Report’ seeks to amplify BIPOC voices in Central Pennsylvania
“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you," says host and creator Marquis Lupton.WFIU podcast explores broader implications of death penalty executions carried out in 2020
“Rush to Kill” digs into a complex national story that consumed WFIU’s news team during the last months of the Trump administration. ...Death, rituals and outlaws: How PBS stations are using YouTube to reach young and diverse ...
A CPB-backed initiative helped launch YouTube series produced by stations in Texas, Louisiana and North Carolina, among other locations.How podcast creators transform big ideas into compelling stories
"No matter which direction we start from — event or idea first — we’re striving for the marriage of story and meaning."‘Little Bird’ brings unique story of Indigenous identity to PBS
The six-part drama has a “social consciousness that can really appeal to younger viewers,” says Jessica Turk of Nashville Public Television.Not in Our Town film highlights power of Pittsburgh’s response to 2018 shooting
“Repairing the World: Stories from the Tree of Life” focuses on what communities can do to eradicate hate and bigotry, says filmmaker ...Current Crossword: ‘Network Connections’
A familiar broadcaster is hiding in this puzzle's answers — can you figure it out?Stop calling it ‘content’ — and stop canceling it
"Public radio is journalism, shows, music, culture. Content is an inexact blob that people in a boardroom can cut to a convenient ...‘Frontline’ unveils short docs aimed at younger audiences
The four-part pilot series will be released on YouTube and the PBS video app.Why a classical station should reconsider dropping The Met’s contemporary operas
"To read a justification of your decision to broadcast performances of music by nine different white men of European descent while finding ...KQED’s ‘Forum’ extends on-air community with Discord server
The call-in show has attracted about 800 users to the social platform and hopes to help other stations with their own efforts.‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’ staff announce intent to unionize at KQED
The union would include 11 staffers who work on the radio program and podcast “Snap Judgment” and the podcast “Spooked.”Fixing the news isn’t an intractable problem
Journalists, newsroom leaders and audiences have roles in building a healthy, trustworthy and respected global news industry.How public radio programmers replaced ‘The Takeaway’
The show’s cancellation meant that stations have “fewer options to offer our audience during the midday,” said Sean Birch of South Carolina ...
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