System/Policy
Stanley Nelson, John Oliver among WGA members petitioning stations for fair freelancer contracts
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The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.
The potential of AI voices: transforming news delivery and engagement
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With advancements from OpenAI and Meta, newsrooms may adapt and build new features to enhance the reader and listener experience.
Quick Takes
INN names 15 INNovation Fund winners
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INN awarded over $400,000 in the fourth round of its INNovation Fund.
Programs/Content
WNYC’s ‘Note to Self’ takes on information overload
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For a second time, the podcast is challenging listeners to change their digital habits.
People
Rivero heads museum, Kelly returns to NPR and other comings and goings in public media
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Marita Rivero left WGBH in June 2013 after nearly 30 years.
Programs/Content
‘The Pub’ #52: Slate’s June Thomas reviews ‘Mercy Street’
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Can the Civil War drama compare to Downton Abbey?
Programs/Content
How crafting stories of the past got a podcast into the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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An episode of Nate DiMeo’s “The Memory Palace” ties into a new exhibit.
Programs/Content
Kids love listening to stories. So why aren’t public media podcasts telling them any?
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“With parents so concerned about kids overdosing on screen time, you’d think public radio would pick up the baton.”
People
Why BJ Leiderman is ‘the luckiest damn composer on the entire planet’
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The ups and downs of being a struggling songsmith, as well as “the luckiest damn composer on the entire planet.”
People
Paul Ray, KUTX music show host, dies at 73
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“There’s no doubt that Paul left an indelible mark on the Texas music scene.”
Obituaries
Lloyd Kaiser, an ‘early visionary’ in public TV, dies at 88
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Kaiser had “an expansive view of the quality that could be achieved by a fledgling organization with a passion to serve,” said a station president.
Obituaries
Deborah Davis, longtime WYPR marketer, dies at 61
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She “put her heart and soul” into the station.