Programs/Content
‘The Pub’ #111: Stations show off humor, baking skills in Public Radio Cake Week
And an NPR utensil good Samaritan is at work helping out the forkless.Wisconsin Public Radio draws on station talent to spice up weekend sound
The new show Beta is the first production spawned by WPR Next, an initiative to generate new programming ideas.At pubmedia summit, filmmakers cite promise of VR production for ‘seeding black voices’
Attendees at the Black Public Media event this month said virtual reality offers a chance to stamp the emerging medium with black ...NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.Collaboration among Pennsylvania pubmedia documents opioid crisis: ‘The worst is yet to come’
Broadcasters are joining together to address a problem that "crosses all demographics and socioeconomic status."Five reasons to build on public media’s journalism collaborations
If we set standards and build connections across the growing web of station-based collaborations, we will amplify our voices and expand the ...New five-year APMG initiative aims to unpack stigma surrounding mental illness
APMG is recruiting a full-time mental health reporter and will integrate coverage of mental health issues into podcasts and on its music ...Latest American Graduate phase aims to teach students about ‘middle-skill’ jobs
“The need for skilled people in our workforce is only growing,” said Amy Shaw, SVP of engagement and content at lead station ...‘American Experience’ harnesses Facebook to identify teen in 50-year-old footage
The footage came from a march following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Fla. station takes cue from Mister Rogers in discussing traumatic events with kids
A series of interstitials will introduce emergency responders to help children better understand common procedures in emergencies.Mississippi legislature wants to cut funding to state public broadcaster by 2024
Mississippi Public Broadcasting's executive director says the network will seek to reverse the plan.In Milwaukee, a station’s music education program shows power of community partnerships
As one of public media’s only music-based youth programs, The Music Lab at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee shows how with long-term investments, bold ...‘The Pub’ #109: Classical station KMFA’s musical 50th-birthday gift to itself
Part of the station's community outreach included commissioning a local composer to write a theme song.With ‘Kid Stew,’ public TV stations aim to keep older kids watching — and reading
James Patterson, an author who knows how to entertain middle-schoolers, teamed up with South Florida PBS and American Public Television to launch ...New PBS editorial standards will emphasize inclusiveness, ‘core values’
The revamp process began last June and has included two meetings with groups of producers.
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