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Programs/Content

Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success

By Justin Hicks, Data Reporter (Kentucky Public Radio/Louisville Public Media) | 40 mins ago

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

By Julie Drizin, Executive Director | 3 hours ago

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

Why public media journalists should drop the fig leaf of impartiality

By Adam Ragusea, Former Host, "The Pub" | June 18, 2015

It’ll result in smarter, fairer news coverage that more people will want to consume and support.

spectrum auction

WBGU-TV may auction spectrum; could leave part of Ohio without PBS

By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | June 18, 2015

The board of trustees for Bowling Green State University approved an administration request to explore participation in the FCC’s spectrum auction.

Programs/Content

‘Reveal’ looks to take investigative reporting and collaboration to new levels

By | June 18, 2015

Less than two years old, the PRX/Center for Investigative Reporting production has grown beyond just an investigative show.

People

Brain injury sidelines Alex Chadwick, but veteran journalist returns to reporting

By Jon Kalish, Freelance Contributor | June 17, 2015

Alex Chadwick might not be alive today if it weren’t for a burnt sausage.

Programs/Content

NPR and ‘PBS NewsHour’ partner on election coverage

By Tyler Falk, Reporter | June 17, 2015

The media outlets are looking for more ways to collaborate.

Spectrum Auction

FCC to provide spectrum bids to stations by September, CPB Board hears

By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | June 17, 2015

Stations have 60 days from receiving bids to declare whether they will participate in the auction, set for mid-2016.

Stations

University mulls public TV partnership to strengthen radio station’s future

By Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | June 17, 2015

As it shifts funding priorities, the university is evaluating its options for Chattanooga’s only NPR station.

Programs/Content

Public radio needs more weekend hits, and fast

By Michael Arnold, Chief Operating Officer (Wisconsin Public Radio) | June 16, 2015

With the current weekend powerhouses getting on in years, it’s time for some new programs that can build audience.

Obituaries

Former CPB IG Konz dies; known for Kenneth Tomlinson report

By Dru Sefton, Former Senior Editor | June 16, 2015

Kenneth Konz retired from CPB in May 2013 after 15 years as its Inspector General.

Tech

WFMU’s Audience Engine aims to help make public media sustainable

By Henry Schneider, Contributing Editor | June 16, 2015

The content management system is designed to aid content creators in growing audience and digital fundraising.