Programs/Content
NHPTV pairs with WGBH to bolster its program line-up
After discussions lasting nearly a year, New Hampshire Public Television and Boston’s WGBH have hammered out a collaboration to coordinate program schedules ...Podcast with limited radio airplay sets Kickstarter record
Roman Mars is a hard man to find on the radio. Only ten terrestrial stations regularly broadcast his Public Radio Exchange–distributed program 99% Invisible, ...Pubcasting tackles dropout crisis
The massive American Graduate project is all about potential — the potential of students who stay in school to graduate, as well ...WGBH taps into Olympic spirit with new online doc project
An online-only documentary project from WGBH is channeling the Olympic spirit toward a major sporting event that receives scant media coverage yet ...WGBH widens radio reach with PRI acquisition
WGBH’s acquisition of Public Radio International, announced July 26, positions the station and network to step up their longtime collaboration as co-producers.. ...NPR receives $1.5 million grant to support race and ethnicity reporting
...Like Planet Money, the as-yet-unnamed unit will establish its brand on multiple platforms, through reports for NPR’s radio shows, a blog and ...If ratings don’t correlate to dollars at pledge time, what will?
PBS began mining national Nielsen data for pledge-drive audience insights in 2009, but it hasn't learned what to do about declining pledge ...University regents call time-out on KUT signal expansion
One of public radio’s biggest split-format stations, Austin’s KUT, is pursuing a signal expansion that follows a familiar playbook for strengthening audience ...WWNO, NPR plan expanded newsroom to serve New Orleans
A group of public radio partners is preparing to launch a new local journalism nonprofit that will employ upwards of 20 people ...Daisey, onstage and off air, revives his ‘Agony and Ecstasy’
“There is no objective, journalistic version of the show,” Daisey said. “I will be, always, making constant lies of omission by leaving ...Pledge Pipeline 2012-13
Current’s Pledge Pipeline previews 17 shows heading to public TV on-air membership drives in December 2012 and March 2013.PBS chief endorses ouster of Market Warriors host Fred Willard
LOS ANGELES — It’s unlikely that PBS will reinstate Fred Willard as announcer of Market Warriors, its new antiquing reality show, if Los Angeles ...Output: Bitton’s homage to Piaf, STEM rock tunes from PBS, where 5-year-olds hide evidence (on PRX), ...
Decades ago, a teenaged Raquel Bitton locked herself in her San Francisco bedroom, suffering miserably from her first broken heart. Her only comfort ...Pacifica orders austerity cuts after grim auditors’ report
Responding to a June 15 auditors’ report expressing “substantial doubt” that the Pacifica Foundation has the financial wherewithal “to continue as a ...What makes a crossover hit for public radio?
Crossover appeal plays a vital role in public radio’s growth. Many of our best programs — including the top daily newsmagazines — ...
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