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Current Crossword: ‘Launch Party’
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Our latest crossword takes inspiration from an annual public media event.
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Black Public Media awards $610,000 to filmmakers, honors Sam Pollard with Trailblazer Award
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The grants were announced at the 2024 PitchBLACK Forum in New York.
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How public radio can serve listeners from across the political spectrum
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Public radio has become “too predictable and a bit boring,” writes Jack Mitchell, a founding producer of “All Things Considered.” “Fix that by letting ideas clash. Generate light with some heat.”
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How KALW opened up new possibilities with a downtown live event space
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With a new space for in-person programming, the San Francisco station raised its profile and forged relationships in the community.
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‘Walk the talk’: Detroit PBS reporter brings lived experience to covering criminal justice
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Mario Bueno’s time in prison informs his work highlighting “the true, tangible, real barriers to entry into the job market” for felons.
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Accelerator program helps KERA, WNET successfully launch children’s podcasts
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KERA’s “Tiempo Tranquilo” and WNET’s “The Plate Show” were developed as part of PRX’s podcast accelerator program.
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Wisconsin Public Radio changes formats
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The change separates music and news on WPR’s 38 stations.
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Why our system for valuing podcasts is broken
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The CPM model of advertising does not — and will not ever — work to sustain podcasting.
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Growth of games on PBS Kids aims to meet children where they are
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“We are reaching a really big audience,” says Abby Jenkins of PBS Kids. “They are born gamers.”
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HBCU Radio Preservation project expands to 29 stations
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A $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation supports HBCU stations in preserving historical recordings in their archives.
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How to elevate your audio interviews from good to great
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Here are six practical interviewing strategies for reporters, producers and hosts, drawn from the day-to-day practices of some of today’s best audio storytellers.
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‘Nova’ pairs with stations to help viewers experience total solar eclipse
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“This is an event that can bring an entire country together and show people the world in a way that only science can,” says Julia Cort, co-executive producer.
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Geoffrey Baer investigates a UFO sighting and the city’s famous style of hot dog in WTTW’s ‘Chicago Mysteries’
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Longtime WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer has made programs about Chicago’s history and architecture since the 1990s. “Chicago Mysteries” offered a new way to tell the city’s story.
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WMFE pursues new audiences with weekday show ‘Engage’
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“Part of our vision is to lead the community conversation. … I see ‘Engage’ as the most public, consistent way we’re doing that,” says WMFE CEO Judith Smelser.
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Tonya Mosley explores a family mystery in ‘She Has a Name’
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“This is a story that needs to be told … for my sake, for our family’s sake, and for those who will listen to it in Detroit and see themselves in it,” Mosley said.
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‘Tiny Time Travel’ shorts help kids learn emotional literacy
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The new PBS Kids series is a literacy show “about different ways to communicate … and understanding peoples’ points of view,” says creator Tim McKeon.
Engagement
How GBH is showcasing Gen Z in political conversations
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“The No. 1 lesson is that this demographic of people, Gen Z, are starved for connection and they really want to talk about politics!”
Crosswords
Current Crossword: ‘What’s Up, Doc?’
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You’ll have a leg up on this puzzle if you’re familiar with the works of a certain legendary filmmaker.
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‘Frontline’ film ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Oscar for best documentary
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The Academy Award was a first for the GBH investigative series.
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KCRW’s ‘newest’ music host mines rap lyrics for comedy on TikTok
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Katherine Ellis went from spoofing NPR’s sound to launching a collaboration with the Santa Monica station.