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60dB’s founder on why short can win the battle for earbuds
Former NPR tech reporter Steve Henn explains how his new audio app aims to get listeners out of their bubbles with short-form content from a wide range of sources.Why the podcast boom has yet to hit Mexico — and why it needs to
“We have to keep on telling very Mexican stories. ... We have to tell our stories.”How questioning journalism’s role post-Trump got Lewis Wallace fired
“I made a decision that was very personal, very based on my own instincts about what was right and necessary in this kind of scary political moment.”
Story time at the Azteca Boxing Club: Daniel Alarcón on the origins of ‘Radio Ambulante’
In an excerpt from a new book, the executive producer of the Spanish-language show and podcast recalls the convoluted journey from a boxing gym to a moving story.WPBO in Ohio goes for $8.8M in spectrum auction
Licensee Ohio State University is giving all proceeds to its WOSU in Columbus.Ward Chamberlin, influential founding father of public broadcasting, dies at 95
Chamberlin was hired as a vice president at the fledgling CPB in 1969, where he helped create both PBS and NPR.
NPR adds training role for head of diversity Keith Woods
The network created an executive role for its training division to demonstrate that its “commitment to training is absolutely essential.”How three services for recording remote audio interviews stack up: ipDTL, Zencastr and Ringr
Our podcast host has tried out all three services and runs down the pros and cons of each.White House cancels Obama nominations for CPB Board, FCC
The White House has not contacted CPB about any new nominations.Orchestra’s live soundtrack to ‘All Things Considered’ merged old-school with high-tech
The National Symphony Orchestra’s guest spot on “ATC” mingled Facebook Live with a gambit from radio’s Golden Age.APTS honors Sens. Blunt, Leahy as champions of public broadcasting
APTS also recognized two executives working within public media.North Carolina radio station to launch all-news network
WCQS is also rebranding as Blue Ridge Public Radio.As spectrum auction winds down, some public TV stations must plan moves to new channels
State networks in Maryland and Mississippi are among those facing big engineering projects.APTS honors Diane Rehm, Public Broadcasting Act author at Public Media Summit
And more awards in public media.Judy Woodruff says VP Pence sees benefits of public media
Pence “values his experiences with public media,” Woodruff said at the APTS Public Media Summit.
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