Programs/Content
First podcast from Kentucky’s WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America
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“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”
How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
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Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”
Programs/Content
How Wisconsin Public Radio is using surveys to track diversity of its sources
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By inviting people who appear on air to share their demographic data, WPR created a way to accurately measure the diversity of sources in its news and talk programs.
People
Longtime KQED host Michael Krasny announces retirement
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Kransy has hosted KQED’s “Forum” since 1993.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2021: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Current’s latest survey of new programs coming to public TV provides a snapshot of 115 productions in the works for national distribution.
Programs/Content
Film explores ‘quiet revolutionary’ behind groundbreaking TV show of Black culture
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“Ellis Haizlip ensured that the revolution would be televised, and the revolution was ‘Soul!’”
Programs/Content
‘Frontline’ examines global response to COVID-19 in spring 2021 special
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The three-hour documentary will be directed by James Bluemel, who specializes in reporting first-person accounts of international news events.
Programs/Content
Rita Moreno recounts her remarkable career in ‘American Masters’ biopic
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The actor, who overcame adversity to “grab the gold ring,” describes her successes and struggles in her journey to the top.
About Current
Why we matter
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Current aims to hold a mirror up to the changing field of public media to show us who and where we are, and where we might go to advance our mission.
Programs/Content
How documentaries can help communities navigate difficult conversations
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A new study from the Center for Media & Social Impact finds that by hosting screenings of documentary films, public TV stations can guide participants to “breakthrough moments.”
Education
Michigan stations prepare launch of statewide learning channel
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The state government has invested $3.5 million in a digital multicast and streaming service that provides K–12 instruction.
Programs/Content
‘Code Switch,’ ‘Throughline’ podcasts will join NPR’s radio portfolio
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“We believe both shows will tell some of our nation’s most important stories and provide programming for your audiences that is relevant and engaging,” said NPR’s Andrew Haden.