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After parole, podcast producers are turning skills learned in prison into paying gigs
“It feels good to be employed, it feels better to be in a field that I love, and it feels greater to be working with the people I was doing the work with inside.”Five finalists selected for the 2021 Local that Works contest
Each project offers a new model for reaching and engaging underserved audiences.The time to prioritize digital revenue and engagement is now
A 2020 study of stations’ online donation practices revealed that public media is woefully behind other nonprofits.
How WETA focuses on improving retention to boost value of Passport donations
The station has created a new “annual sustainer” option for Passport donors to automatically renew their memberships.Comings and goings: Cheryl Bennett named GM for 88Nine Radio Milwaukee, Kathy Reed appointed VP at WXXI …
Bennett joined Radio Milwaukee in 2015.Passport viewers get many more streaming options with infusion of APT shows
A partnership between American Public Television and PBS will dramatically expand the catalog of programs available for streaming on PBS Passport and the PBS Video app.
KTNA GM to step down next year
Corinne Smith has led the Alaska station since 2016.Cleveland's Ideastream will grow radio audience with addition of WKSU to network
Kent State University trustees approved Wednesday a public service operating agreement with Ideastream.Kansas City PBS boosts profile of digital Flatland platform with monthly TV show
The half-hour show, also titled "Flatland," debuts Thursday with host D. Rashaan Gilmore.WHYY union employees approve first contract
The contract comes after nearly two years of negotiations.New nonprofit will expand digital health and education offerings through datacasting
“Our goal as a nonprofit is to make enriching digital resources available to as many people as possible even if they don’t have broadband,” said Information Equity Initiative CEO Erik Langner.Stations step up education efforts around COVID vaccine with help from CPB grants
Funds are enabling stations in current and potential COVID-19 hotspots to design projects that address their communities' specific needs.Comings and goings: Neal Scarbrough to lead ‘Marketplace,’ Kerry Lenahan leaves NPR …
Scarbrough most recently worked as VP and executive editor of Fox Sports.We answered your questions about salaries and pay equity in our latest webinar
Our "On the Money" webinar featured a look at results of Current's first-ever salary survey and expert advice on how to earn what you deserve.Public radio's ‘Says You’ to end production of new episodes
“We treasure every single day of the 25 years that we had in public radio,” said EP Laura Sher.
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