Programs/Content
Why focusing too much on digital could make stations lose their way
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“A strong app or polished social media presence won’t compensate for a lack of meaningful, locally relevant content.”
Phoenix’s KJZZ revs up coverage of border and trade from northern Mexico
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Senior Field Correspondent Nina Kravinsky, a former NPR producer, is reporting from the station’s news bureau in Hermosillo.
Obituaries
Michael Titterton, longtime leader of Hawai‘i Public Radio, dies at 76
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Titterton built a statewide network of transmitters and translators at HPR, where he was also well known for his performances of joyful exuberance during live pledge drives.
System/Policy
StoryCorps lays off nine employees
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The layoffs were part of a “larger cost-saving plan to balance revenue with expenses,” said CEO Sandra Clark.
Tech
Chicago Public Media awarded funding for AI experimentation
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CPM will hire an AI Fellow to work on projects for “improving business sustainability and implementing AI technologies.”
Programs/Content
The unlocked door: a manifesto by the new executive director of the Transom Story Lab
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“The tools of audio storytelling and documentary have never been as needed as they are today.”
People
Former Sesame Workshop CFO Daryl Mintz named CPB CFO and treasurer
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Mintz started as assistant controller at Sesame Workshop in 1999 and was its CFO from 2010 to 2022.
People
Ashley Alvarado will become CEO of Texas Public Radio
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Alvarado will join TPR from LAist, where she is VP of community engagement and strategic initiatives.
People
Justin Clapp to lead KRFC
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Clapp was previously operations and programming president at Townsquare Media.
People
Comings and goings: Rebecca Eaton to retire from ‘Masterpiece,’ St. Louis Public Radio announces newsroom changes …
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Rebecca Eaton, who has worked for “Masterpiece” since 1985, is retiring from the series.
Programs/Content
CPB provides $1.9M to bolster editorial oversight at NPR
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The grant follows NPR’s earlier announcement of plans to create a “Backstop” team to review news reporting.
System/Policy
Press Forward grants will help stations boost journalism, improve sustainability
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A $100,000 grant from Press Forward will help Radio Catskill in New York hire at least one additional reporter.