System/Policy
Senate committee reports favorably on two CPB board nominees
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With a voice vote, the committee advanced nominations for Felix Sanchez and Adam White.
New edition of NPR’s ‘Sound Reporting’ shares tips on cultivating your unique voice
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“Don’t try to change the way that you sound,” says “Weekend Edition Sunday” host Ayesha Rascoe. “If you grew up in Boston, you’re not going to sound like me.”
FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Who deserves an award for DEIB? Nomination deadline is Monday.
Stations across the country have been embracing the imperative to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Sometimes this work is being done boldly; sometimes quietly. Who is leading the way at your station? It’s high time we recognize those courageous people who are making public media live up to its mission. Show you care about progress on DEIB by taking the time to nominate a colleague who’s helping your station fulfill public media’s mission.
System/Policy
Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
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PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.
People
MPT CEO Larry Unger announces retirement
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Unger joined the station in 1997 and has been its CEO since 2011.
People
Comings and goings: NPR hires standards and practices editors, appoints reporting trainer …
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NPR appointed Meghan Ashford-Grooms and Nishant Dahiya as supervising editors for standards and practices.
Obituaries
John Wilson, former chief programmer for PBS and SVP for WETA, dies at 62
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Wilson had “a singular focus on storytelling and the importance of public media,” said filmmaker Ken Burns.
People
WGTE CEO Marlon Kiser to retire
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Kiser, who joined the station in 1999, plans to step down next year.
Programs/Content
Susanne Simpson leans into EP role at ‘Masterpiece’
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“What I hope I’m doing in offering my creative contributions is taking us to a new place in terms of actual original programming,” she says.
Programs/Content
Why ‘radical listening’ is key to public radio’s future
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“Building radical listening and field recording into our program offerings announces to the audience that we understand our public service role as custodians of culture and media representation.”
Programs/Content
WDET host departs citing ‘disinvestment’ in his work
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WDET canceled “Created Equal” after negotiations with journalist Stephen Henderson hit an impasse.
System/Policy
To survive, pubmedia must embrace personality, co-ownership and connection — before it’s too late
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Public radio has reached a breaking point, and the old ways of doing business are no longer viable.
Programs/Content
Why NPR’s newsmag tweaks are a gamble worth taking
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There’s no doubt that a livelier presentation and coverage of topics of concern to midlifers, such as personal finance and health and wellness, will have a positive effect.