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.
People
Greater Public losing Fox, Siegal takes helm of BizLab, and other comings and goings in public media
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June Fox worked at Greater Public, formerly DEI, for 15 years.
Programs/Content
Studying NPR One’s data: “You’re like the first doctor who ever saw an X-ray”
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NPR’s Sara Sarasohn explains what the network is learning about the listening habits and preferences of NPR One users.
Quick Takes
NPR plans environmental reporting project with stations
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NPR is seeking about a dozen reporters from stations to contribute to the new project.
System/Policy
Wisconsin’s new budget cuts funds to state pubcasters, educational media
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The cuts are less than Gov. Scott Walker initially recommended but will still curb some educational media offerings.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #28: A Martínez on how KPCC doubled its Latino audience
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Southern California Public Radio’s recently concluded, three-year, $6 million CPB-funded quest to court Latino audiences met with its share of criticism along the way.
Quick Takes
Maria Hinojosa of ‘Latino USA’ delivers talk at TED event in Washington
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Hinojosa was among the speakers at the first TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue event last month.
System/Policy
New low-power stations prepare for launch in D.C. area
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They’re just two of many stations preparing to sign on across the country.
Quick Takes
Survey finds slight decline in diversity of TV and radio workforces
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Public media’s edge over commercial media in representation of people of color has vanished.
System/Policy
Commercial TV owner gives Helena station to Montana PBS
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The new station will allow licensee Montana State University to operate a full-power PBS member station in the state capital for the first time.
Programs/Content
The last days of ‘Soul!’: Why a trailblazing show about black issues couldn’t last
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An excerpt from a new book looks at the shifts in funding that doomed the documenting of an era.