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PRPD panelists share how stations can grow the next big podcast
A session at the Public Radio Program Directors conference guided stations on finding their “podcast superpower.”At PRPD, NPR’s Oreskes talks details of journalism hubs with stations
“Most of what we are going to end up improving will be our local coverage or our regional coverage, which then will ...Music format highlighting hip-hop, other genres seeks home on public radio
CPB is backing development of the new “Urban Alternative” format and looking for three stations to start airing it this year.Music station leaders discuss challenges in expanding digital presence
An attendee at the Public Radio Program Directors Conference asked whether public media should build its own music-streaming platform similar to Spotify ...Pubmedia consortia win MacArthur grants for diversity in documentaries
The National Black Programming Consortium receives $750,000 to launch a new initiative.Marketplace and BBC partner on new morning broadcast
News segments hosted by the BBC's Anu Anand will focus on top global business stories of the day.Public TV show breaks out family photos for ‘people’s history’ of Detroit
“There’s this connection between the family images that we choose to keep and the feeling attached to them."Flurry of public media activities nearly eclipses celestial fever
Stations from Oregon to South Carolina will host events and capture the excitement.‘The Stoop’ explores conversations black people have in private
Developed through NPR's Audio Storytelling Workshop, the new podcast presents honest, frank conversations about black identity.‘Indivisible’ host anchors new show to extend conversation about national identity
MPR's "Flyover" with Kerri Miller will air Sundays starting Sept. 10.Former NPR host Neal Conan returns with serious show for public radio’s weekends
“I needed to do something to address the moment that we're in because I think it's an absolutely critical time for the ...More dark clouds gather over ‘Reading Rainbow’ legal wrangling
WNED accuses LeVar Burton of hijacking an online library and transferring show distribution rights to a friend.North Country Public Radio project collects photos to trace a changing northern New York
NCPR is building an open-source platform to collect photos of locals working from the earliest days of permanent settlement in the region ...Dramatic films take prizes in PBS Online Film Festival
Jurors and viewers picked shorts presented by NBPC and PIC.Tennessee TV station to launch monthly screening series at local art-house theater
“PBS at the Palace” aims for broad appeal with its documentaries and dramas.
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