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
Public media’s one-of-a-kind leadership training needs new funding. Here’s why our industry can’t let it end.
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The most transformational leadership program we’ve ever experienced gave public media a boost during one of our industry’s most challenging years. Now, its future is in doubt.
Programs/Content
PBS series on life expectancy aims to give ‘200-year view of the present moment’
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Greenlit as the COVID pandemic accelerated, “Extra Life: A Short History of Living Longer” suddenly found itself “right in the middle of history.”
System/Policy
NPR board adds DEI committee
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The new committee will support NPR’s DEI-focused strategic plan.
CPB
CPB has ‘no immediate plans’ to recruit new ombudsman
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CPB has had an ombudsman — and sometimes two — since 2005.
System/Policy
New FCC rules spare pubcasters from foreign sponsorship disclosures
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The commission reined in proposed regulations that had sparked concern at NPR and PBS.
Programs/Content
#PBSForTheArts campaign documents how arts have survived pandemic
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#PBSForTheArts is examining how arts organizations are working to “stay around, stay relevant and then fight back,” said WNET Group CEO Neal Shapiro.
People
Comings and goings: Laura Knoy to retire from NHPR, PBS North Carolina hires chief education officer …
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Knoy has hosted New Hampshire Public Radio’s “The Exchange” for 25 years.
People
Yamiche Alcindor named moderator of ‘Washington Week’
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Alcindor plans to maintain the show’s traditions while thinking of ways it can speak “to a new generation of people.”
Programs/Content
Without a live audience, this variety show had to find a way forward
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“It really was just a process of us starting and stopping and having to reassess,” said a co-EP of public radio’s “Live From Cain’s.”
System/Policy
New York Public Radio lays off 14 staffers, including newsroom leaders
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“We cannot achieve our goals and meet our commitments while shouldering a fourth year of losses,” said CEO Goli Sheikholeslami.