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
Answering Passport’s age-old question
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We’re not sure why, but the average age of Passport donors is changing.
Programs/Content
NPR will end ‘Ask Me Another’ in September
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The weekly hour of comedy, trivia and music airs on more than 300 stations.
Programs/Content
How to build the next generation of public radio listeners
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Stop wringing your hands over how to attract Millennial and Gen Z audiences — focus on creating programs that give them more reasons to listen.
People
David Feingold to retire as CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio
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Feingold has led the station since 2015.
System/Policy
Phoenix’s KJZZ to close Mexico City bureau
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“We didn’t have quite the feedback from the expat community as we’d hoped,” said KJZZ’s GM.
People
Comings and goings: Shereen Marisol Meraji leaving ‘Code Switch,’ Holly Edgell to lead Midwest Newsroom …
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Meraji has co-hosted the podcast since its 2016 launch.
Development
How the pandemic prepared public media to build an audience-centered culture
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By rethinking what we do for our communities and how, many organizations developed the skills needed to embrace change and improve audience service.
Programs/Content
Sesame Workshop focuses on racial literacy with four-year Coming Together initiative
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The project’s content will encourage conversations “that parents, caregivers or providers often don’t know how to start.”
Programs/Content
Radio Diaries, ‘Radiolab’ team up to produce their own documentaries on Black Swan Records
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After learning they were separately pursuing stories on the pioneering label and its founder, producers Joe Richman and Jad Abumrad decided to share tape and research.
System/Policy
Rare donation of license awards freedom to Vermont community station
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Goddard College has transferred operation of WGDR/WGDH to a new independent nonprofit.