System/Policy
CapRadio alleges theft in lawsuit against former GM Jun Reina
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The lawsuit against Reina and other unknown defendants seeks at least $900,000 in damages.
GBH, community group reach tentative agreement on sale of CAI home
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The Woods Hole Community Association plans to close on the GBH-owned building Thursday.
System/Policy
PRPD will rebrand as Public Media Content Collective in 2024
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“We need to broaden our sphere,” says PRPD President Abby Goldstein. “We need to be able to support lots of people within organizations who touch and influence content.”
Programs/Content
Fixing the news isn’t an intractable problem
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Journalists, newsroom leaders and audiences have roles in building a healthy, trustworthy and respected global news industry.
Development
August CDP Index: Growth in membership, major giving income warrants ‘cautious optimism’
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Radio and large stations attracted enough new donors to chart small increases, overcoming volatility in acquisition.
Programs/Content
How public radio programmers replaced ‘The Takeaway’
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The show’s cancellation meant that stations have “fewer options to offer our audience during the midday,” said Sean Birch of South Carolina Public Radio.
Programs/Content
CPB awards $2.25M to bolster statehouse reporting
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Grants to seven stations and NPR aim to “fill gaps” in public media’s statehouse reporting.
Programs/Content
How a new generation of listeners interprets public radio’s core values
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Recent research found that most of PRPD’s Core Values of Public Radio resonate strongly with today’s young listeners. But study participants defined some values differently.
Tech
How a radio reporter let go of his gear envy and guerrilla electronic hacks
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Reflections on a career that started with a “poor man’s Nagra” and a nutcracker.
People
Comings and goings: CCO Andrew Golis leaves NYPR, Bob Boilen vacates the Tiny Desk …
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Golis joined NYPR in 2019.
Programs/Content
PRX to distribute WUNC program ‘Embodied’
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The hourlong program discusses sex, relationships, health and other themes that get into “taboo territory.”