Programs/Content
Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success
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It takes some planning to create a voter guide that geolocates users, but the payoff is entirely worth it.
Why public media must support colleagues in the path of climate disasters
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We in public media often refer to our little world as “the system.” If we are, in fact, an interdependent system, fundraising to support fellow stations and staffers in distress is the kind of thing we can do to prove it.
Programs/Content
GPB places ‘On Second Thought’ on hiatus until 2021
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After reducing the radio show’s broadcast footprint earlier this year, GPB is ending weekly production until its funding outlook improves.
People
Comings and goings: PMJA names Johnathan Reaves president, Joan Lunden tapped to host ‘Second Opinion’ …
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Reaves replaces Shula Neuman, who resigned earlier this month.
System/Policy
After hiring diverse talent, pubmedia’s challenge is ‘what happens after that’
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“It’s really, really incumbent upon leaders of newsrooms right now to understand that there is a mandate for change,” KQED’s Vinnee Tong said.
System/Policy
Cleveland stations reduce workforce, management salaries in response to revenue losses
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CEO Kevin Martin said the budget cuts protect essential news services and keep ideastream aligned with its long-term strategic plan.
FCC
Public TV seeks exemption from FCC translator requirement
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The new requirement is “regulatory make-work” that “does not serve any necessary or legitimate purpose,” PBS and America’s Public Television Stations argued.
Education
With classes resuming, stations build on spring efforts for ‘phase two’ of remote learning initiatives
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“We have had some time to reflect, to listen and to refine so that we can be right there, hand in hand with our education partners and our families,” said Robin Mencher, executive director of education at KQED.
System/Policy
Chicago Public Media staffers push for more transparency in CEO hiring
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The CPM board declined to answer specific questions from staff about the CEO hiring process.
System/Policy
Pizza is served, plants are flourishing — but a pumpkin isn’t doing so well
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Social media is showing the good, the bad and the ugly of our underused offices.
People
With a focus on civil rights, Yamiche Alcindor rises to the top as a White House correspondent
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Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented annually to a journalist who demonstrates “overall excellence.”
Programs/Content
After long wait, PBS stations can extend Passport and online video to Canadian viewers
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Some border stations have been losing Canadian members due to the lack of streaming access.