Programs/Content
South Carolina ETV reaches beyond state’s borders with ‘Southern Songwriters’
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The locally produced and funded series is finding a home on stations nationwide.
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
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Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
Tech
How PBS is using AI to improve processes and systems for stations, staff and viewers
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The potential for AI and immersive tech to amplify our mission and impact should be a call to action for public media organizations to embrace and shape these technologies responsibly.
System/Policy
Dispatches from central Florida: Station GMs report on Hurricane Milton’s impact
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“We are tired, but we are all safe and well,” said Judith Smelser, president and GM of Central Florida Public Media in Orlando.
Tech
With Grove adoption nearly complete, stations look to enhancements, single sign-on
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With more than 200 public radio stations and NPR itself now using the Grove content management system for their websites, public media’s digital infrastructure overhaul is moving forward.
People
Comings and goings: CPB elects new board chair, PBS appoints VP …
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CPB’s board unanimously elected Ruby Calvert as chair.
System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
Programs/Content
Weekly WGCU show aims to create radio’s ‘secret sauce’ of news on public TV
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“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
People
How Albina Cabrera’s bilingual content at KEXP is bringing listeners closer together
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As the Latin Partnerships and Editorial Manager at KEXP, Argentine-born Albina Cabrera has dedicated her career to amplifying diverse voices in the independent music scene.
Obituaries
Radio producer Ben Manilla dies at 71
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“No one knew more about radio and audio programming and entertainment than Ben Manilla,” said actor Dan Ackroyd.