System/Policy
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.”
Blue Ridge Public Radio adapts to needs of region ravaged by Helene
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After the hurricane wiped out infrastructure across western North Carolina, BPR focused on basic information, such as road outages and where to get drinking water.
Quick Takes
Profile 2015 study sizes up education, spending habits of NPR listeners
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A quarter of NPR listeners watch no prime-time television.
Quick Takes
Hazen Schumacher, host who introduced audiences to classic jazz, dies at 88
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Schumacher’s Jazz Revisited aired for 30 years.
Quick Takes
Keillor’s goal by fall 2016: ‘To be a gray eminence’
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Keillor wants to “fade away into well-deserved obscurity.”
Programs/Content
On ‘R-words’ that the media shouldn’t (or maybe should) say
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Rather than putting our energy into avoiding taking sides on the use of offensive terms, let’s put that energy into picking the right side.
Obituaries
WGBH cameraman Frank Lane dies; recorded historic James Brown concert
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Lane worked at the Boston public broadcaster from 1968 through his retirement in 2003.
Programs/Content
WWNO wins ‘Morning Edition’ contest, gets show for free
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NPR’s Spark initiative aimed to boost audience for Morning Edition and will focus next on All Things Considered.
Quick Takes
Europe’s public broadcasters undergoing many changes
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The Guardian checks on recent happenings.
Quick Takes
Union shares details of NPR contract
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The two-year contract includes pay raises of 2.5 percent that take effect Jan. 1, 2016, and Jan. 1, 2017.
Development
Push for major gifts advances as NPR, stations work together
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The network’s Jazz Night in America and NPR One app have benefited from the effort.
Quick Takes
Vermont PBS to replace show host after sponsorship controversy
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The host of Connect is a spokesperson for Vermont’s largest electric utility — which is a corporate sponsor of the station.