Programs/Content
Maine Public, ‘Frontline’ team up for three-pronged project about Lewiston shooting
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“Breakdown” explores whether the incident that took 18 lives in 2023 could have been prevented.
Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
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PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.
Obituaries
Bill Matthews, former fundraiser and KTEH station manager, dies at 72
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Matthews won multiple PBS auction and fundraising awards and built one of the country’s most successful on-air auctions.
System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
Tech
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
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.
System/Policy
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.
Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
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.”
System/Policy
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.
People
OETA’s Polly Anderson to retire in March
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Anderson, who has directed Oklahoma’s public TV network since 2017, previously led WUCF in Orlando, Fla., and New Mexico PBS.
People
Comings and goings: Lehigh Valley Public Media appoints VP, GBH announces changes to ‘Morning Edition’ …
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Stephen Budihas was named VP of operations for Lehigh Valley Public Media.