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NPR hopes podcast bundle can gain traction after slow start
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NPR made their podcast bundle available to anyone in July.
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NPR made their podcast bundle available to anyone in July.
As audiences decline, pledge has dropped for all station types across the last five years.
The half-hour program, airing May 8, presents stories of people on the front lines.
COO Steve Ferreira was named interim CEO while the board leads the search for a successor.
“The vision and breadth of WNYC’s portfolio feels like a good fit for what ‘On Being’ has become,” a spokesperson said.
“In an effort to make sure that we could maintain the staff that we have and the work we were doing, we really couldn’t add another position.”
“Underwriting revenue has almost disappeared for us,” said Classical KING FM CEO Brenda Barnes.
NC WARN complained to the FCC about “misleading” sponsorship messages highlighting the utility provider’s commitments to clean energy.
“Today and into the future, public media stations should continue to look for ways to use government funding to pour support and resources back into the communities they serve.”
A Public Media Co. analysis finds that public radio fared better than public TV, though both faced big drops in underwriting income.
The channel’s new online strategy is aimed at becoming “a gateway to public media for young audiences.”
Before joining the Chicago station, Tucker was a producer for WNYC.