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
Vermont PBS, Vermont Public Radio announce plans to merge by July 2021
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Officials said the new station will be able to expand programming and services.
People
Jim Rademaker named GM of WCMU
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Rademaker joined the station in 2015 and has been interim GM since May 2019.
System/Policy
Georgia Public Broadcasting adds programming to university station
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The change replaces music on the station.
Programs/Content
Opportunities and questions abound in the shifting marketplace for documentaries
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In an excerpt from the new book “Story Movements: How Documentaries Empower People and Inspire Social Change,” Caty Borum Chattoo considers how the expanding documentary marketplace might affect the stories served up to audiences.
System/Policy
Two Ohio stations study ‘growth and expansion’ with CPB funds
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WKSU and ideastream are looking into ways to improve their service through a partnership.
System/Policy
CapRadio, North State Public Radio move forward with collaboration
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The collaboration is being aided by a grant from CPB.
People
Comings and goings: Rebecca Carroll promoted at WNYC, UNC-TV hires CCO …
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Carroll joined the station in 2015.
System/Policy
To change with the times, WGBH drops its ‘W’ and pivots to purple
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The new branding, which includes a color and font change, will be updated over the course of a year.
People
Tom Axtell to retire as GM of Vegas PBS
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Axtell has worked in public broadcasting for 48 years.
Programs/Content
The host says ‘Thank you.’ You say …
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Is it hubris for a reporter to end a two-way with “You’re welcome”?