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.”
System/Policy
WBUR union drops complaint against management, looks to June negotiations
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SAG-AFTRA had said that WBUR management was refusing to set dates for bargaining meetings.
Featured in Category
It turns out that public media does indeed rock, and here’s a playlist to prove it
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Forty of your colleagues shared their musical talents with us — dive into our eclectic playlist.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee approves increased Ready To Learn funding, $495M for CPB
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The bill would boost Ready To Learn funding by more than $2 million.
Featured in Category
Comings and goings: Crossan tapped as ‘World’ EP, radio journalists picked as Nieman Fellows …
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Plus new faces (and voices) at NPR, WAMU and “Latino USA.”
Development
Greater Public unveils pilot program to improve major-gift fundraising
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The two-year project will develop, test and share best practices for cultivating high-wealth donors.
People
From student-run KALX to KPCC, Bill Davis recalls a career of defying conventional wisdom
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After building the Los Angeles station into a regional news powerhouse, Davis says it’s easy to forget how “almost everyone in public media” predicted that his efforts to revive the station would fail.
People
LaFontaine E. Oliver named next GM of Baltimore’s WYPR
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Oliver previously led the city’s WEAA-FM from 2007–13.
People
New PRPD president looks to visit stations, expand year-round projects
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Abby Goldstein leaves Pittsburgh’s WYEP to take the position starting in June.
People
Kevin Harris to exit WETA’s executive staff
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Harris, who has been VP and TV station manager, is returning to a consulting role.
Programs/Content
New ‘Morning Edition’ theme aspires to be ‘inclusive and inviting’
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The recast theme blends a faithfulness to the original melody with new instrumentation and electronic beats.