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.
Obituaries
Radio artist Joe Frank dies at 79
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Frank produced more than 200 programs for NPR and KCRW.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #10: WGBH producer Judith Vecchione
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Vecchione says public media is “one of the last holdouts in an increasing commercialized world.”
System/Policy
Pacifica seeks loan to avoid bankruptcy
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The network is also continuing to explore the possibility of raising funds through a frequency swap.
Programs/Content
PBS show announcements at Press Tour include series on #MeToo movement
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Each episode will focus on an aspect of sexual harassment with in-studio interviews and reporting from the field.
People
Alan Montecillo: ‘I want people to know that we give a damn about them’
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The idea of publicly funded newsrooms rooted in local communities had never occurred to Montecillo until he volunteered at a public media station.
System/Policy
Report: Most Americans don’t cite NPR, PBS as objective
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A Gallup/Knight Foundation report released Tuesday finds a strong correlation between political values and distrust of the media.
Quick Takes
‘Science Friday’ partners with WNYC on distribution
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As part of the agreement, WNYC will also handle sponsorship for “Science Friday.”
People
Smith leaving NPR for WBEZ, Garfield treads the boards and other comings and goings
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Israel Smith has been “tenacious, inventive and enterprising” during his five-year tenure, said NPR VP Anya Grundmann.
Programs/Content
Pre and post: Two (of the many) sides to talk-show digital
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When done well, a digital strategy shapes what happens before the microphones are on or turns what happens during the show into something that works in other formats.
Quick Takes
StoryCorps to close San Francisco booth
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The oral-history nonprofit has been unable to replace funding for the booth that ended in 2016.