System/Policy
What public radio can learn from pro wrestling’s loyal fan base
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“Sometimes, the most valuable insights come from looking beyond our immediate environment.”
Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
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After the hurricane wiped out infrastructure across western North Carolina, BPR focused on basic information, such as road outages and where to get drinking water.
Quick Takes
ONA receives Knight Foundation grant to grow local journalism groups
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The Online News Association is looking to broaden digital training.
System/Policy
Google, staffers fail Clinton in 2010 bid to find NPR station
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Staffers were unresponsive for 27 hours while Clinton endured an public radio blackout.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #38: Robin Amer, winner of WNYC’s Podcast Accelerator competition
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If you want to know how to impress the likes of WNYC, pay attention to how Amer did it.
Programs/Content
PRPD attendees on what national show public radio needs
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Our second Question of the Day video from the Public Radio Program Directors conference in Pittsburgh.
Tech
Pubcasters hope FAA rule changes will ease use of drones
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The high cost of pilot licenses are keeping use of the technology out of reach for most broadcasters.
Obituaries
‘Exceptional’ public television programmer Nick Frazer dies at 64
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Frazer was the first programmer at KBDI in Denver.
System/Policy
Video from PRPD 2015: How are stations reaching more diverse audiences?
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Attendees at the Public Radio Program Directors conference answer our question of the day.
Quick Takes
American Grad Day kicks off fourth broadcast Saturday
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Last year, 110 public broadcasting stations in 139 markets carried the live event.
Programs/Content
Program directors challenged to think about audience, not formats
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Former NPR programming exec Eric Nuzum, now at Audible, had candid advice for his audience at the PRPD conference.
Programs/Content
‘Frontline’ virtual-reality doc takes viewers into heart of Ebola outbreak
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The film grew out of Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath’s fellowship with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.