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.
Stations
Seattle’s KEXP receives state funds for new headquarters
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The new studios are expected to open next spring.
PBS
PBS asks a Martha’s Vineyard organization to drop ‘PBS’ from its name
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Martha’s Vineyard Public Broadcasting Station — MVPBS — is also the subject of a local newspaper investigation.
Awards
CPB to honor NPR journalists
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David Gilkey and Ofeibea Quist-Arcton were part of the NPR team that covered the Ebola crisis earlier this year.
System/Policy
NPR’s vision for collaborative news coverage holds promise, but challenges remain
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As NPR and stations develop a new model, a former station-based editor offers a few suggestions.
Obituaries
Ben Wattenberg, longtime host of public TV’s ‘Think Tank,’ dies at 81
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Wattenberg also hosted weekly programs produced by WGBH in Boston and WETA in Arlington, Va.
Tech
NPR offers new interconnection option for public radio networks
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The new offering promises pubcasters a simpler way to provide more localized programming over state and regional networks.
Stations
APMG plans organizational changes, no more ‘business as usual’
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An internal memo announced structural changes and cuts to staff and programs as part of an effort to focus resources.
Diversity
How KPCC worked to grow its Latino audience in Los Angeles
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It took getting through a difficult period of culture change at the station.
Quick Takes
Study points to lack of diversity on NPR and member station boards
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A new study finds that boards of NPR and eight large-market public radio stations are made up mostly of men, white people and people with corporate connections.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #25: You’ve been a bad, bad BBC
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The world’s biggest public broadcaster is under the microscope, and its funding is in jeopardy.