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.
System/Policy
Reporters who broke stories about harassment in pubmedia reflect on changing attitudes
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A daylong summit about sexual misconduct in newsrooms included discussion of how NPR and other media organizations have enabled powerful men at the expense of female employees.
Obituaries
Former CPB Board chair Alan Sagner dies at 97
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Sagner, a New York businessman, was nominated to the board in 1994 by President Clinton.
Programs/Content
How public radio’s risk-averse culture impedes its chances for success
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For continued relevance with audiences in the next 50 years, public radio must learn to embrace and learn from failure.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By’ #9: Minnesota Public Radio founder Bill Kling
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The influential longtime leader in public broadcasting explains how he built MPR up from a small college station.
People
Kevin McElvaney: ‘Public media is public service’
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A career change taught this social media manager that “art can help us make sense of the world and even lead better lives.”
Quick Takes
Eastern N.C. radio network shuffles news, classical programming
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The North Carolina station hopes the change will help it determine the strength of each of its services.
System/Policy
WETA seeks county incentives to stay close to current home
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The public broadcaster has been looking for a new location for its studio and headquarters.
People
GPB host Celeste Headlee steps down
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Headlee plans to focus on her work as an author and public speaker.
Obituaries
Raymond Wittcoff, early proponent of educational TV, dies at 96
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In a 1952 speech, Wittcoff called for “a bold and forthright plan for the creation of a national educational television network.”
Programs/Content
Acorn TV delays release of new ‘Doc Martin’ episodes on public TV
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The media company has extended its exclusive window for Season 8 on its own streaming service.