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Programs/Content

Kentucky Public Radio’s recipe for a statewide voter guide success

By Justin Hicks, Data Reporter (Kentucky Public Radio/Louisville Public Media) | 16 hours ago

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

By Julie Drizin, Executive Director | 18 hours ago

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.

System/Policy

Why Biden’s presidency is the time for a funding boost for pubmedia

By Casey Kelly, Independent Journalist | December 1, 2020

“With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system.”

Programs/Content

NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving

By Jon Kalish, Freelance Contributor | December 1, 2020

A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.

Programs/Content

New England Public Media teams up with Merriam-Webster on podcast for word nerds

By Stephanie Mirah, Former Editorial Intern | November 25, 2020

“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.”

Programs/Content

First podcast from Kentucky’s WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America

By Grace George, Former Editorial Intern | November 25, 2020

“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”

Diversity in Public Media

How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities

By Wendi Dwyer, Director of Corporate Sponsorships (PBS Wisconsin) | November 25, 2020

Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”