Programs/Content
PBS Kids underwriting changes provide more space for sponsor messages
The updated policy will create new opportunities for delivering promotional messages online.Architects honor Public Media Commons in St. Louis, and more awards
Also, Peggy Berryhill was selected for a Native Media Resource Center honor.With Great Thanksgiving Listen, StoryCorps aims to create national tradition
“We think this might just end up turning into a national moment.”NPR app offers curated guide to podcasts
The new podcast discovery app culled picks from about 6,000 recommendations.Series draws on neuroscience studies to link infant support and adult success
The project is more than six years in the making and features community screenings sponsored by 600 partners nationwide.‘Serial,’ ‘This American Life’ to appear on Pandora
Pandora will not be the exclusive home of the show, as a report suggested.New round of Localore projects focuses on underserved communities
The number of applications for the latest round of Localore grew by 25 percent.‘Offbeat sensibility’ of ‘Jack Irish’ leads to Acorn distribution in U.S.
Jack Irish is based on author Peter Temple’s popular crime novels set Down Under.New Henry Louis Gates Jr. documentary focuses on history of African-Americans since MLK
The documentary will air in April 2016.Series of TED Talks in New York will air on PBS next year
Animation and other films will also be part of the event and broadcast.WMHT teams with local newspaper to tell story of heroin’s impact
A multimedia project explores the epidemic afflicting the station’s New York region.Historical details set bar for ‘Mercy Street,’ a rare American drama on PBS
Of the scripted series on TV this season, it’s unlikely that any come close to the demanding standards of historical authenticity found ...‘Sherlock’ special to hit movie theaters soon after airing on PBS, BBC
The Abominable Bride will air on the same day in the U.S. and U.K., a first for Masterpiece.New show from Baltimore station tells city stories one block at a time
A new show from the city’s WYPR aims to take a more nuanced look at life in Baltimore.For first time, podcasts beat traditional radio at Third Coast awards
The Radiotopia podcast collective made the biggest splash, taking home three awards.
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