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How Celeste Headlee's 'safe space' for colleagues became a movement against racism in public radio
Colleagues who convened for Zoom chats evolved into a group pushing for change at stations and networks.Who I named to the Public Media Honor Roll and why
This year, I chose to honor a group of individuals I admire for their courage in making themselves vulnerable, telling their stories, and leading our field on diversity, equity and inclusion by calling on all of us to be accountable to this mission.Ron Mizutani named CEO of PBS Hawai‘i
Mizutani, who is leaving his job at a nonprofit, is a former television newsman.
WUSF website reinforces connections with Tampa arts community
“It's still a work in progress," says GM Joanne Urofsky. "But we're really proud of what we've launched."Staffers at WAMU approve joining SAG-AFTRA union
An executive at WAMU's licensee said that an agreement may not be in place until 2022.Indiana invests $6.7M in statewide pilot of educational datacasts
The funds allow all of Indiana's public TV stations to build capacity to deliver lessons to students who can't access the internet.
In PBS’ 50th year, Paula Kerger sets course to ‘speak to the moment of what is happening now’
Instead of celebrating great moments of PBS’ history, 2020 has been a year to figure out what will “meet the needs of people right now,” says the organization's president and CEO.Public Media for All campaign gives participants 'something to aspire to'
Led by people of color in public media, the coalition has gained pledges from nearly two dozen stations and national organizations to commit to changes focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.Why Biden's presidency is the time for a funding boost for pubmedia
"With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system."NPR story on ‘Alice's Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.New England Public Media teams up with Merriam-Webster on podcast for word nerds
“Our goal is to help people understand and use language better,” said Lisa Schneider, Merriam-Webster’s chief digital officer and publisher. “I think the NEPM role in the community meshes really well with that.”First podcast from Kentucky's WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America
“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
Public Media for All Day "left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”Longtime field engineer Ron Titcomb dies at 62
Titcomb died from COVID-19.
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