Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
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.”
Development
What stations need to know about fundraising partnerships
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Public media organizations entering into fundraising partnerships with other nonprofits risk steep fines if they fail to comply with FCC rules.
Quick Takes
Get out those crayons, Sarah Koenig needs a face
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A podcast coloring book is now a thing.
Development
KPCC case study: Using the ‘dark arts of digital marketing’ to convert donors
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The station partnered with a digital marketing firm on a campaign targeting its audience with Facebook ads and website banners.
Programs/Content
Veteran ‘Sesame Street’ actors to meet with producers over future roles
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“I have been in touch with each of them to meet in person,” Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey Dunn said.
System/Policy
How did KPLU save itself? “You ask for help”
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The station’s head of content shares lessons from its successful $7 million drive for survival.
Programs/Content
Talk of election takes spotlight at PBS summer press tour
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Even panels about shows not overtly dedicated to politics were immersed in campaign theories and analyses.
Quick Takes
Lacking a buyer and short on funds, KUSP goes off the air
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The station has broadcast for nearly 45 years on air, and online for more than 20.
People
NETA elects leadership, ‘Hamilton’ creator will be PBS host, and other comings and goings in public media
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Ronnie Agnew, head of Mississippi Public Broadcasting, is NETA board chair.
Programs/Content
Radio dramatist finds support from fans for his adventurous works
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Mystery and mysticism loom large in the oeuvre of Tom Lopez.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #72: Andrea Seabrook comes back to public radio
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Seabrook argues that the real American political spectrum isn’t liberal–conservative, but insider–outsider.