Programs/Content
Independent Senate candidate sues Louisiana station over debate
Troy Hebert wants to block the debate from airing Oct. 18 as scheduled.History-themed ‘BackStory’ to end weekly hourlong radio show, continue as podcast
Producers plan to keep providing segments and other broadcast content to stations.KUOW partners with independent podcast about raising transgender child
“How to Be a Girl” is hosted by an anonymous mother in Seattle.Reshuffling of NPR Music includes farewell to ‘Microphone Check’ team
The network is also deepening partnerships with stations and filling new roles in the division.What does the public radio host of the future look and sound like?
The executive producer of WAMU’s successor to “The Diane Rehm Show” shares how the station is evaluating host candidates.Glass: Stations must create to survive
The best way for stations to deal with their anxieties about on-demand listening, Glass advised, is to experiment with podcasting.With seven wins for ‘Frontline,’ PBS tops TV networks in News & Documentary Emmys
“My Brother's Bomber” and "ISIS in Afghanistan" both received two statuettes.Thile courts programmers with ‘Prairie Home’ performance at PRPD
The new host gave a preview to program directors with a mix of new and old elements.PRX to help five stations develop podcasts
Stations will get tips on monetization and audience engagement as part of the program.Reported.ly aims to keep going after losing First Look support
The social-media reporting outfit suspended operations Aug. 31.Great journalism alone won’t guarantee public radio’s survival
PRX's John Barth urges news directors to overcome public radio’s risk-averse culture and embrace digital media’s “thrill of speed.”Texas Tribune, ProPublica lead nonprofit ONA winners
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”Localore’s Frontier of Change creates ‘audio virtual reality’
The production, based at KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, recorded village life in remote areas threatened by climate change.With Smith’s latest Emmy for ‘Downton,’ hit series leads PBS’s prime-time standouts
Another “Masterpiece” break-out, “Sherlock: The Abominable Bride,” won for best television movie.At CIR–WFMU show, comedians mine environmental reporting for laughs
The show highlighted New Jersey’s legacy of pollution.
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