Programs/Content
NEPM, Latino Newsletter team up for election-focused media training
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Journalist Julio Ricardo Varela is guiding high school students as they report on the Latino vote in western Massachusetts.
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.”
People
Twin Cities PBS hires former NatGeo TV president, and other comings and goings in public media
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Also, Dennis Hamilton will retire from Public Media Company.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #67: Rebecca Lavoie — public broadcaster, private podcaster
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If you work at a station and you create a new show, does your station necessarily own it?
Programs/Content
That time Muhammad Ali knocked out an opponent for public TV prime time
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Whether in the boxing ring or in the field of public opinion, Ali knew how to win a fight.
CPB
Interconnection gets $50M in bill heading to full Senate
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The interconnection outlay in the Senate bill for fiscal year 2017 bolsters funding of $40 million approved in December’s Omnibus Appropriations bill.
System/Policy
As collaborations expand, newsroom leadership jobs prove difficult to fill
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“The system of collaboration we are building requires more editors.”
People
NPR founding programmer Bill Siemering on his days before joining the network
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He got his start in radio at one of the country’s oldest educational stations.
Development
Honolulu Civil Beat moves to become a nonprofit
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The website filed for nonprofit status with the IRS June 1 and can begin operating as a nonprofit immediately.
Quick Takes
Radiotopia narrows field in podcast contest
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At least one finalist will be chosen in November to become a member of Radiotopia.
People
KJZZ staffs Mexico City bureau, WKAR GM steps down, and other comings and goings in public media
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Also, a public radio veteran in California announces his retirement.