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
Local That Works at the 2018 PMDMC
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Looking for some inspiration to apply for this year’s Local That Works contest? Hear from these stations at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference.
People
NPR’s Audie Cornish to host BuzzFeed show, NETA hires first education VP, and other comings and goings
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“Profile by BuzzFeed News” will post Sundays in a new section of Facebook Watch devoted to shows produced by news publishers.
System/Policy
Under new leadership, struggling Iowa station looks to reinvent itself to survive
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KBBG aims to strengthen community support by refreshing its music mix and beefing up local reporting.
History of public media
Read this shockingly prescient 1970 mission statement for the precursor to NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
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In a previously unpublished grant application, NPR founding father Bill Siemering proposed a show on WBFO in Buffalo, N.Y., “growing out of the need for cross-cultural communication and capitalizing on the unique characteristics of public radio.”
Development
Stations, networks see potential for planned giving
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More public media fundraisers are working to build planned giving programs, inspired by recent large bequests to stations and the untapped potential of another giving channel.
Programs/Content
In countersuit, WGBH disputes claims of trademark infringement over woodworking show
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WGBH says that the former host of Rough Cut: Woodworking with Tommy Mac is attempting to “improperly interfere with WGBH’s rights.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #113: As we sign off, lessons from someone who’s been there
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On the last episode of “The Pub,” we talk with Lauren Ober of WAMU’s “The Big Listen” about the end of her show.
"The Pub" Podcast
After 113 episodes, it’s the last round for our podcast ‘The Pub’
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We’re sad to see it go, but we’ve been unable to make it financially sustainable.
People
Engineer Abernathy retires after half a century, Sarabia leaves WBEZ and other comings and goings
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Russ Abernathy served 12 years on the PBS Engineering Committee during the transition from analog to digital broadcasting.
Development
NPR, KUOW explore potential of fundraising through Alexa
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NPR has yet to promote the feature as it determines how to direct gifts to donors’ preferred stations.