System/Policy
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.”
Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
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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.
Programs/Content
New Orleans stations tell their Katrina stories
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Two stations give insight into how they dealt with the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
Programs/Content
Podscanning: Wyoming network hopes lure of West will broaden appeal
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Wyoming Public Media is looking for an audience beyond its sparsely populated state.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #33: Ann Heppermann on the rebirth of audio fiction
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Listen to some exciting, genre-bending works commissioned for a new competition.
People
Vossen rises at ‘Independent Lens,’ Gilliam directs radio at LPM, and other comings and goings in public media
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Lois Vossen, former deputy e.p. at the doc showcase, has moved up to executive producer.
Programs/Content
With Yellr app, WXXI seeks to engage new audiences — and help other news outlets do the same
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The app’s developers are looking for partners to demonstrate its potential.
Programs/Content
KLRN builds Virtual Classroom on OVEE platform
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Since the Virtual Classroom’s launch in April, nearly 400 participants from 27 states have met online to take lessons about nature.
Programs/Content
‘WireTap’ will wind down stateside with ‘sendoff season’
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Show creator Jonathan Goldstein is moving on to unspecified “new projects.”
People
Tess Vigeland on her new book and leaving ‘Marketplace Money’
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What would make you give up on your dream gig? The former Marketplace Money host had to answer that question for herself when she left the show.
Programs/Content
Jay Kernis’ 2006 advice to NPR: “I want the air to sing”
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A reminder about the fundamentals of public radio from NPR’s former senior v.p. of programming.
Programs/Content
Sesame Workshop–HBO deal sparks soul-searching among public broadcasters
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“It seems to me there is something depressing about all this,” lamented PBS’s ombudsman.