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NPR names government broadcasting exec John Lansing as CEO
Former NPR President Kevin Klose told Current the new hire will be "perfect for NPR."We announce the four finalists in our 2019 Local That Works contest
For the first time, a nonprofit news organization and a statewide public TV collaboration advance to the winner's round.Like the rest of Burns' oeuvre, 'Country Music' offers 'an opportunity to understand who we are'
Premiering on PBS Sept. 15, the documentarian's latest film follows the evolution of country music from 1923 to the mid-1990s.
Comings and goings: The Current names first managing director, NPR's Schmitz heads to Berlin ...
David Safar previously worked as head of music, artist and label relations for the Minnesota Public Radio station.WGBH challenges Twitch audience to participate in live escape-room experience
Escape Lab, a social video series from WGBH, is designed to connect younger audiences with public media.NPR’s news chief says priority is 'owning the audio space'
"Commercial radio has seen that there's a lot of revenue here, and they're all crowding our lane,” said Nancy Barnes at the Public Radio Program Directors Association conference.
Playing with sound at work and on the side: Electronic tracks from our pubmedia playlist
These tunes have a glitchy vibe that only professional sound nerds could come up with.KCUR will lead $1.9M CPB-backed 'collaboration of collaborations' on election coverage
The station in Kansas City, Mo., was chosen in part to counter coastal biases in coverage.How KPBS met the challenge of taking on a long-form podcast
The station's 12th podcast, a look at the art scene in Tijuana and San Diego, pushed it to explore new strategies for keeping listeners engaged.After 50 years on TV, has Sesame Street been gentrified?
To one viewer and parent, competitive pressures and fading institutional knowledge have compromised the show's "gritty urban utopianism."Fundraising leader and consultant Barbara Appleby dies at 57
Colleagues credit Appleby with promoting sustaining memberships and boosting many stations' listener support.Current Crossword: 'Personality Test'
Our latest public media–themed crossword features a host of posers.PBS, Futuro Media receive NEH grants
The grants are supporting documentaries and digital films.Dream a little dream with music from pubmedia tunesmiths
We take a deeper dive into our "Public Media Rocks" playlist and highlight some whimsical and ethereal songs by public media's musical geniuses.‘America's Test Kitchen,’ Christopher Kimball resolve lawsuit
The two parties announced an “amicable separation.”
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