System/Policy
NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
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“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.
October CDP Index: Radio results remain sluggish while TV waits for next blockbuster
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A declining rate of growth among Passport users is exposing cracks in new donor programs at TV and joint licensees.
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Programs/Content
Are public media podcasts facing a ‘Moneyball’ moment?
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In an era where the “easy money” is gone, celebrity sluggers are beyond reach, and commercial outfits are pulling back, public radio organizations can win by leaning into data and ideas.
Programs/Content
With return of ‘Lost Notes,’ KCRW reinvests in limited-run podcasts
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The next season looks at L.A. as a “prismatic reflection point” in artists’ development, says producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf.
Programs/Content
How public radio’s ‘The Middle’ seeks overlooked perspectives between the coasts
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Host Jeremy Hobson returns to his roots to highlight America’s geographic, political and ideological middle.
Programs/Content
Marfa Public Radio podcast turns dull documents into bedtime fare
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“Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep” featured somnolent readings of the Public Broadcasting Act, NPR’s style guide and more.
People
Comings and goings: NPR board elects Jennifer Ferro as chair, network names chief arts editor …
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Ferro succeeds Jeff Sine in the role.
Development
October CDP Index: Encouraging trends continue in membership growth, new donors
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Radio stations, however, persist in showing a “consistent and concerning downward trend” in new donor acquisition.
Obituaries
Samuel C. O. Holt, author of seminal study on public radio, dies at 87
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Public radio “might not have been if the Public Radio Study had not been done.”
System/Policy
Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
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Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.
People
Comings and goings: NPR shuffles political teams, KERA appoints executive editor …
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Deepa Shivaram is now a White House correspondent for NPR.
Programs/Content
‘Odd Squad’ abroad: Hit PBS Kids series expands to UK
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Set in Britain and featuring a new cast, the fourth season will bring new twists on oddness and lessons in “maths.”