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.
System/Policy
Current’s 2021 Public Media Salary Survey
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More than 1,900 readers told us about what they earn in public media. See the key findings and dig deeper into the data.
System/Policy
Current’s first-ever pubmedia salary survey finds age and gender gaps, higher union wages
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A closer look at some highlights from the data.
Collaboration
Watch our webinar about collaborations that are shaping public media
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As part of our “In This Together” series, we spoke with Ideastream Public Media’s Kevin Martin and Scott Finn of Vermont Public Radio/Vermont PBS.
Local That Works
How to win the Local that Works $20,000 grand prize
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Current is calling on all authentically, awesomely local media to participate in the 2021 Local that Works contest.
System/Policy
KVCR receives $4M investment from California state legislature
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The funds will help KVCR pay for PBS and NPR programming, which it had previously proposed cutting to offset budget deficits.
Programs/Content
Michigan Radio partners with neighborhood organization to help inform coverage of Detroit
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“The people that we cover need to have confidence that we are part of and care about their community and that we’re not just there to fill the airtime,” said News Director Vincent Duffy.
Development
Stations fundraise for the future while helping donors create wills
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A partnership with a company offering an online tool for composing wills has generated 537 bequests to 10 stations since August.
People
WNMU-FM station manager Evelyn Massaro retires
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“It’s been a fun ride and now I’m off to live the next chapter of my life as an eccentric sustaining member,” Massaro said.
System/Policy
How public TV can strengthen its alliance with independent filmmakers
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A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public TV.