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
WBUR lays off 29 staff in major reorganization
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CEO Margaret Low also announced that the station is ending production of “Only a Game,” “Modern Love” and “Kind World.”
System/Policy
APM/MPR eliminates 28 positions, ends ‘Live From Here’
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The organization is also ending the podcast “The Hilarious World of Depression.”
System/Policy
Chicago Public Media lays off 12 employees, ends production of ‘Sound Opinions’
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The public broadcaster is expecting a 20% drop in income.
People
Comings and goings: PBS appoints VPs, ideastream promotes three staffers …
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Amy Wigler joins PBS as VP of multiplatform marketing and content.
Programs/Content
Like news audience, core classical fans are tuning in more
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Core listeners have become even more important to classical radio stations during the pandemic as their loyalty and time spent listening has increased.
System/Policy
WBUR, union reach tentative agreement
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The tentative agreement covers three years and includes wage adjustments, “along with a strong commitment to diversity,” according to WBUR’s CEO.
Development
Concerns about COVID-19 sideline canvassing for donors, raise questions about restarting
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Contributor Development Partnership and Donor Development Strategies suspended canvassing in March to protect canvassers and community members from contracting the virus.
People
Audrey Cooper joins WNYC as editor-in-chief
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Cooper previously served as the editor-in-chief of the San Francisco Chronicle.
Programs/Content
Amid pandemic, core listeners prove their importance to news stations
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A study informed by AudiGraphics audience research concludes that now is the time to ask sustainers to increase giving.
People
Marcia Davis named NPR’s supervising editor of race and identity
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Davis previously worked for the Washington Post and the Marshall Project.