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.
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.
Obituaries
Jane Couch, former NPR development v.p., dies at 73
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Couch helped NPR increase support from foundations, corporations and donors and rely less on federal funding.
Stations
American Public Media Group aims to sell Fla. classical network to religious broadcaster
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The three-station network has consistently lost money.
Stations
Upcoming departure of COO prompts reorganization at KPBS
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Four associate general managers with expanded responsibilities will report to the GM.
Stations
Seattle’s KEXP receives state funds for new headquarters
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The new studios are expected to open next spring.
PBS
PBS asks a Martha’s Vineyard organization to drop ‘PBS’ from its name
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Martha’s Vineyard Public Broadcasting Station — MVPBS — is also the subject of a local newspaper investigation.
Awards
CPB to honor NPR journalists
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David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton were part of the NPR team that covered the Ebola crisis earlier this year.
System/Policy
NPR’s vision for collaborative news coverage holds promise, but challenges remain
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As NPR and stations develop a new model, a former station-based editor offers a few suggestions.
Obituaries
Ben Wattenberg, longtime host of public TV’s ‘Think Tank,’ dies at 81
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Wattenberg also hosted weekly programs produced by WGBH in Boston and WETA in Arlington, Va.
Tech
NPR offers new interconnection option for public radio networks
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The new offering promises pubcasters a simpler way to provide more localized programming over state and regional networks.
Stations
APMG plans organizational changes, no more ‘business as usual’
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An internal memo announced structural changes and cuts to staff and programs as part of an effort to focus resources.