System/Policy
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
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After the hurricane wiped out infrastructure across western North Carolina, BPR focused on basic information, such as road outages and where to get drinking water.
Development
Stations try different approaches with food bank partnerships
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Food-bank partnerships have been successful for many public stations, but experts say they can have mixed results.
All Things Considered
‘ATC’ to air format-breaking diary of a Saudi teenager
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Radio Diaries and NPR chose the teenager after she entered their 2013 contest seeking audio diarists. Nearly 1000 people submitted entries.
Development
CUNY students brainstorm ways for public media to build membership
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Rather than starting by looking at pubmedia’s content, the students were told to determine the community’s needs by listening to the audience.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #66: Newsbusters editor Tim Graham on NPR, Ploughshares and why conservatives feel left out of public media
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Graham’s organization jumped on an ethically sticky funding situation at NPR.
People
Receiving Lowell Award, Lawson urges focus on ‘societal value’
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The retiring CPB executive advised colleagues to seek relevance and reinvention.
System/Policy
KPLU clears $7 million hurdle to independence
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The campaign received donations from over 17,000 contributors.
Programs/Content
Actor will help Michigan pubTV station and university develop national shows
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Timothy Busfield will work on national productions at WKAR-TV.
Development
Foundation’s gift will boost global network of female journalists
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The Global Press Institute received $1.25 million from the MacArthur Foundation, its largest grant in its 10-year history.
System/Policy
Why it’s good that WBAA decided to drop ‘This American Life’ (and then didn’t)
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The station’s general manager was trying to force a big conversation that he thought the system needed to have.
System/Policy
Wyoming station trims jobs due to state funding cutback
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The university licensee receives 60 percent of its approximately $3.4 million annual budget from the state.