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
MPR fires Garrison Keillor over ‘inappropriate behavior’
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MPR is also ending distribution and broadcasts of “The Writer’s Almanac” and rebroadcasts of “The Best of A Prairie Home Companion” hosted by Keillor.
System/Policy
NPR chief news editor no longer on staff after sexual harassment allegations
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Edith Chapin is resuming her role as executive editor following David Sweeney’s departure.
Programs/Content
WGBH invests in RadioPublic
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“[W]e see WGBH as a growing force in podcast content creation, distribution and marketing,” said RadioPublic CEO Jake Shapiro.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #4: NPR ‘Founding Mother’ Susan Stamberg
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In an interview for our podcast, Stamberg reflects on her long career at the network.
Latino Public Broadcasting grants include support for ‘Farmer’s Wife,’ ‘Reportero’ filmmakers
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The projects are among 11 receiving support from LPB’s 2017 Public Media Content Fund.
People
Michael Marcotte: ‘Subversive authenticity! That’s my public media’
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As the son of a commercial broadcaster, Michael Marcotte gained insight into the trappings and excesses of the ad-driven industry. Public broadcasting’s authenticity was refreshingly subversive, he writes.
Programs/Content
Want to tell a personal story on radio? Get an edit, and more tips
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Independent producer Sally Herships explains how she came to create a BBC documentary about the abrupt end of her marriage.
Quick Takes
Knight Foundation aids hurricane relief in Puerto Rico with LPRC grant
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The funds will help stations get back on the air and maintain service after Hurricane Maria.
"Made Possible By..." Podcast
‘Made Possible By…’ #3: Robert Hilliard on how public media enhances the public
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“Fighting for public broadcasting is like fighting for equal rights and equal opportunity for everybody and anybody in this world,” says an early leader in the field.
Programs/Content
PBS drops ‘Charlie Rose’
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More than a dozen women have told the Washington Post and other news outlets that Rose sexually harassed them.