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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.”Colorado public radio station to become owner of two local folk festivals
The station's executive director said receiving the festivals was "an incredible donation."Current's executive director is recovering after serious accident
Our Executive Director Julie Drizin was hit by an SUV Aug. 11 and is in a rehab center.With more docs in theaters, 'Frontline' makes play for new audiences
“This era has been called the golden age of documentaries, and I increasingly felt that at the right time and with the right film, it made sense for us to be in this space,” said "Frontline" EP Raney Aronson-Rath.Comings and goings: NPR adds to news desks, NJ Spotlight co-founder departs ...
Among other new staffers, NPR named Krishnadev Calamur deputy Washington editor.Alaska public broadcasters lose state funding
Stations will lose their entire appropriation, which was $2.7 million in fiscal year 2019.
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