System/Policy
Looking for the helpers? That’s all of us
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You can donate to support public media colleagues who are recovering from the devastation of L.A.’s wildfires.
Diversity in Public Media
How the pandemic has created challenges for PRX’s DEI director
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“When you’re at home, how do you engage in difference?” asks Byron Green, who joined PRX in April 2021. “How do you engage across differences at large?”
People
Comings and goings: NPR names chief Washington editor, ‘Reveal’ adds staffers …
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Krishnadev Calamur rejoined NPR in 2019 and most recently worked as acting chief Washington editor.
Programs/Content
New spin on ‘Reading Rainbow’ features interactive format, young crew of diverse hosts
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“Reading Rainbow Live” premieres this month after a long hiatus of new “Rainbow” shows and legal disputes over a reboot.
System/Policy
Station Resource Group’s founders reflect on decades of helping public radio grow
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As Tom Thomas and Terry Clifford step down as SRG’s leaders, they look back on their start in public radio, the creation of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters, and SRG’s evolution since its birth in 1984.
People
Sam Sanders signs off from NPR’s ‘It’s Been a Minute’
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“I’m taking about a month off, and then I’ll be making something new again,” Sanders said.
People
Mark Vogelzang will lead Nevada Public Radio
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Vogelzang recently served as interim CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio.
People
Support your local station? Former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn is supporting them all
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Mohn’s $1,000 donations to all of NPR’s member stations are netting him a sizable mug collection.
People
Jeffrey Pope named CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio
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Pope succeeds David Feingold, who retired last year, and interim GM Mark Vogelzang.
Programs/Content
Current Crossword: ‘Read All About It’
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The brainteaser with a public media theme is back!
System/Policy
Union sees headway on DEI goals at NPR but highlights ‘a lot more work to do’
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NPR’s SAG-AFTRA union issued a mixed progress report this month on its demands for addressing diversity issues within the network.