Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
System/Policy
NETA attendees get update on funding outlook and auction plans
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An Association of Public Television Stations briefing focused on federal funding prospects and the next steps in the FCC’s 2016 spectrum auction.
Programs/Content
From pitch to spotlight: How KCRW streamlines independent producers to the air
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Launched in 2010, the Independent Producer Project is a source for new and diverse voices for the Los Angeles public radio station.
People
PRPD recognizes Nuzum for career achievements with Otto Award
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The former NPR programmer was honored at the organization’s conference in Pittsburgh.
Gwen Ifill
‘America After Charleston’ shapes model for next-generation town hall
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The televised town hall about race that aired Sept. 21 boasted a social media and digital campaign that was one of PBS’s most dynamic.
Programs/Content
Tasneem Raja on how NPR’s Code Switch navigates the increasingly crowded race-and-culture beat
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“Our job is to really talk to each other and push back on our story ideas and the lenses we’re applying to these stories, and then try to invite the audience into the conversation as much as possible.”
Quick Takes
PRX and ‘Esquire’ team up on podcast
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The magazine and PRX launched a podcast Monday focusing on nonfiction articles from Esquire’s 82 years of archives.
Stations
WQED downsizes under weight of millions in debt
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The joint licensee is undertaking drastic measures to tackle a decades-old debt that once topped $17 million.
System/Policy
Video: What PRPD attendees will take away from the conference
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As the Public Radio Program Directors conference wrapped up, we asked people to tell us what they learned.
System/Policy
CPB Inspector General faults financial management of Public Media Platform
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In a rare public reaction to an OIG audit, CPB issued a press release after reviewing the report.
Programs/Content
New host lineup at ‘All Things Considered’ brings drive to ‘freshen up’ show
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The philosophy under new leadership will be “not being afraid to try new things.”