Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
People
Comings and goings: WJCT hires director of podcasting, WHYY adds staff …
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Letisha Bereola joined WJCT Public Media in Jacksonville, Fla., as director of podcasting.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee takes next step in zeroing out pubmedia funding for FY27
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President Biden has proposed upping CPB’s FY27 appropriation to $595 million.
System/Policy
NPR receives $5.5M grant to expand collaborative journalism efforts
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The grant will support the creation of an Appalachia newsroom and experiments with short-form video.
Development
Why boosting major giving may be key to pubmedia’s success
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Experts say stations should focus more on cultivating major gifts to support their long-term growth.
System/Policy
The importance of Employee Resource Groups and how to create one at your station
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Employee Resource Groups can help to amplify underrepresented voices, promote education and break down barriers within your organization.
System/Policy
Report looks at public media’s transformation into ‘frontline’ providers of local news
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An analysis by the Wyncote Foundation spotlights what’s working for news-driven stations.
System/Policy
Pubcasters succeed in push for FCC to include nonbinary gender option on reporting form
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A coalition of public broadcasters called for the change when the commission reconsidered requiring annual employment reports from stations.
People
KUOW GM Caryn Mathes to retire next year
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“I want a chance at a different type of life while I still have my health and my wits about me!” Mathes said.
People
Comings and goings: Janice Hui leaves ‘Frontline’ for ITVS, NETA appoints VP …
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Janice Hui was named COO of the Independent Television Service.
Programs/Content
New York’s WNYC celebrates 100 years with on-air birthday party
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The July 8 event will include a reimagining of the station’s first broadcast exactly 100 years earlier.