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.”
Programs/Content
PBS press tour brings preview of Burns docs, review of fireworks gaffe
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Kerger said PBS’s handling of its broadcast of the annual Fourth of July fireworks on Washington’s National Mall was contrary to policy.
Development
Eight things to consider when pledging classical radio this fall
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The time could be right to emphasize a theme of “peace, calm and quiet.”
System/Policy
KUOW’s GM discusses the ‘jaw-dropping’ offer to purchase KPLU
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Caryn Mathes says her hands were tied as the station faced criticism from the community.
Programs/Content
Longtime cast members cut from ‘Sesame Street’ contracts
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Bob, Luis and Gordon are no longer under contract.
Quick Takes
Tips for public TV stations ‘pledging the core’
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One station saw an increase in ongoing gifts through its sustaining member program.
Programs/Content
Stations engage local communities in lead-up to ‘Odd Squad: The Movie’
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PBS SoCal, Texas Tech University’s KTTZ and Virginia’s Community Idea stations are holding events related to the premiere.
Programs/Content
Next Avenue makes its boomer-oriented content available free to stations
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TPT is offering more than 4,000 articles through the Public Media Platform.
Programs/Content
WAMU hires EP for ‘Diane Rehm Show’ replacement
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The new program will be built from the “best of the DNA of ‘The Diane Rehm Show,’” but with some changes.
Quick Takes
Convention coverage decision irks viewers and listeners
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Many wanted to see Sen. Cory Booker’s speech in its entirety.
Programs/Content
NPR’s ‘Best of Car Talk’ will end in September 2017
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The show will continue as a podcast with leaner production and may still air on some stations.