Programs/Content
South Carolina ETV reaches beyond state’s borders with ‘Southern Songwriters’
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The locally produced and funded series is finding a home on stations nationwide.
How ‘Radio Ambulante’ is sparking connections with in-person Listening Clubs
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Radio Ambulante Studios received funding this year to convene new Listening Clubs focused on issues of importance to Latino voters.
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The U.S. public wants more news coverage of climate change, surveys find
As hurricanes, floods, wildfires, and heat waves have intensified over the past decade, public concern about climate change has grown dramatically. Today, 65% of the U.S. public is worried about the issue, up from 52% a decade ago, according to nationally representative surveys conducted by scientists at Yale University and George Mason University.
People
Robert Malesky: Before my career in pubmedia, ‘I had to make a choice’
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Looking for his first job out of college, Malesky had two offers. One was from a strip club; the other, a new outfit called NPR.
Why classical radio has a personnel problem
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“Our industry needs to work at telling our story better: that classical radio is attracting nice-sized audiences across the country, and hosts are needed,” says one executive.
‘The Pub’ #99: What is a talk show supposed to be online?
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Nobody knows, but we have a good time trying to find out.
System/Policy
CPB helps 10 more stations in wake of recent hurricanes
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The latest grants bring total CPB hurricane aid to $630,000 for 14 public radio and TV stations.
System/Policy
New Public Media Venture Group will exploit potential of ATSC 3.0
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The group will look at technology, local public service expansion and revenue-generating joint ventures.
Programs/Content
Jesse Thorn on the insecurities that inspired his latest podcast
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The “Bullseye” host interviewed his favorite interviewers “in an effort to compare notes and find out if I was doing it wrong.”
Quick Takes
After successful vote, StoryCorps employees will form union
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The bargaining unit will include a quarter of StoryCorps’ staff.
Quick Takes
CPB puts another $3.3 million into news collaborations
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A total of 23 stations are involved in projects funded in this round.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Under two visionary directors, New York’s WNYC became an incubator of pubmedia innovation
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Seymour N. Siegel and Morris S. Novik oversaw advances in technology and aired programs that faced social problems head on.
Programs/Content
California’s KCSN and KSBR partner to grow audience
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The new collaboration aims to solve a signal interference issue between the two stations.