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.
Programs/Content
UGA project will preserve decades of local pubmedia programs entered in Peabody Awards
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Archivists are partnering with the American Archive of Public Broadcasting for a two-year project preserving 4,000 submissions.
Programs/Content
Letter to the editor: Reading services provide a lifeline to public radio’s most vulnerable listeners
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Station managers are making faulty presumptions about technology adoption among seniors who are blind or visually impaired.
People
NPR boosts Littleton to comms VP, KLRU appoints COO, and more comings and goings
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Emily Littleton has worked in communications at NPR for more than 20 years.
Programs/Content
Noncom Triple A stations should lead way on gender balance in playlists and workplaces
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“This view that public radio stations are beyond dealing with gender bias may be feeding a lack of awareness” about inequalities, argues a former Triple A PD.
Programs/Content
‘NewsHour’ looks to collaborate with more stations on covering midterm elections
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Look for more talent from PBS stations on “NewsHour” and a toolkit for distributing up-to-the minute election-night coverage with customized graphics.
Programs/Content
With new chief programmer, Kerger sees potential for more arts on PBS
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Beyond his achievements as a veteran TV executive, Perry Simon’s involvement with regional theatre distinguished him as a candidate, PBS’ president told critics.
System/Policy
Paluzzi retires from KJZZ after investigation of harassment allegations
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The longtime GM of the Phoenix station decried the report as retaliation against him for opposing new pay practices.
Quick Takes
Atlanta viewers to get second full PBS member station
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PBA 30 will also rebrand to ATL PBA.
Programs/Content
As more Native media-makers tell stories of their people, public TV’s pipeline flourishes
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Longstanding efforts to support Native filmmakers has opened a new window for authentic storytelling.
Programs/Content
Undertold history of Native America lands on PBS with a big splash
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The sweeping four-part series from Providence Pictures reflects on the endurance of tribal cultures and traditions over thousands of years.