Engagement
Why live events could be key to classical radio’s survival
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Growing classical audiences is about exposure and engagement. The best live events may attract both current and potential members.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls on PBS and NPR CEOs to testify
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The House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency is concerned about “blatantly ideological and partisan coverage,” Greene wrote in letters to PBS’ Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher.
Programs/Content
How ‘Marie Antoinette’ sought humanity, humility inside Versailles’ Hall of Mirrors
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The new show’s star says it’s “certainly no dusty period drama.”
Programs/Content
With ‘Every Voice’ podcast, Terrance McKnight explores racism in classical music
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WQXR’s new podcast opens with a series of episodes about racist ideas in Mozart’s “The Magic Flute.”
System/Policy
Biden administration proposes $575M for CPB in FY2026, requests level funding for interconnection and infrastructure
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CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.
Programs/Content
Why journalists should act now to create an alternative to Twitter
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“If Twitter is doomed to fail, as many experts believe it is, we should be thinking now about what might replace it.”
Programs/Content
‘In the Dark’ podcast acquired by Condé Nast
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The “In the Dark” team will work with “New Yorker” reporters and editors to produce a new season of the show.
People
Comings and goings: Chief programmer retires in Ohio, Houston station appoints executive director of content operations …
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Wiener joined Public Media Connect in 1997 after working for WQED.
System/Policy
White House nominates Felix Sanchez to CPB board
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As chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Sanchez has increased the visibility and pipeline of Latinos in the creative arts.
