Programs/Content
Why focusing too much on digital could make stations lose their way
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“A strong app or polished social media presence won’t compensate for a lack of meaningful, locally relevant content.”
Phoenix’s KJZZ revs up coverage of border and trade from northern Mexico
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Senior Field Correspondent Nina Kravinsky, a former NPR producer, is reporting from the station’s news bureau in Hermosillo.
Programs/Content
WNET Group acquires podcast about antisemitic broadcaster Father Charles Coughlin
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“I thought it was incredible the way the story was told and how things we’re seeing today are encapsulated in this man’s story,” says Judy Greenspan, director of multiplatform initiatives for the New York–based producing station.
System/Policy
WVIK to separate news and classical formats
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The audience for midday classical music has been declining for the past five years, according to GM Jay Pearce.
System/Policy
How PBS Kansas regained its footing in Wichita
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Under CEO Victor Hogstrom, the public TV station has doubled its revenue, ramped up local productions and financed the purchase and renovation of a new headquarters.
Development
GBH establishes Kids Catalyst Fund supporting educational media for children
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The fund, which will seek donations in perpetuity, will also back community-based initiatives and research aimed at providing equitable and inclusive access to curriculum-based content.
Development
Urban Alternative station prepares to release audio NFTs in collaboration with emerging artists
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Rocky Mountain Public Media’s The Drop is experimenting with direct licensing for independent musicians by creating an NFT playlist.
People
Comings and goings: Kimberly Adams named co-host for Marketplace’s ‘Make Me Smart,’ Lemonada Media hires public radio veterans …
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Adams succeeds Molly Wood, who left “Marketplace” last year.
Obituaries
Connie Goldman, former MPR reporter and ‘ATC’ host, dies at 91
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“When I think of Connie, I think of somebody who was buoyant, bubbly and excited even if people were depressed and concerned or worried about whether NPR would exist,” said Jonathan “Smokey” Baer, who worked with Goldman as a production assistant on “All Things Considered.”
People
Documentary ‘ode’ to Steve Post’s many talents leaves out key verses
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“Playing in the FM Band: The Steve Post Story,” a feature-length documentary about a pioneer of freeform radio, zooms in on some odd stuff.
System/Policy
Ohio news collaboration seeks to fill coverage gaps, understand community needs
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The Ohio Newsroom, a project among the state’s public radio stations, already has four CPB-funded freelancers on board assisting with reporting and editing.
System/Policy
With branded beers, stations invite new audiences to crack open a cold one
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Three new beers run the gamut of styles and pay tribute to local broadcasters in liquid form.