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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.”
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
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.
The media-reform advocate has proposed a tax on targeted digital ad revenues to create a multibillion-dollar Public Interest Media Endowment Fund.
Ninety-six percent of eligible employees voted in favor of joining.
Kitty Felde, who covered Capitol Hill for public radio, has written a children’s mystery book, “Welcome to Washington, Fina Mendoza.”
The station wants residents to bring old photos to community events, documenting the history of Las Vegas and its relationship with water.
APTS President Pat Butler also said that the organization is exploring several spectrum revenue partnerships, including with Netflix.
The station’s Community Voices project has made its programming more diverse while also helping to grow revenue.
Look out, Will Shortz, there’s a new puzzle master in town.
“At the beginning of a presidential candidacy, to be doing a valentine to one candidate, I just don’t think it’s a very smart thing to do,” said Oregon Public Broadcasting CEO Steve Bass.
As leaders retire, 2019 is a golden chance for the system to take giant steps in the right direction.
The effort will create “a national picture of the great work that public media is doing in education,” said Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Andrew MacCartney.