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Amy Wielunski, who joined Chicago Public Media in 2017, is leaving her VP role to become executive director of VocalEssence, a nonprofit choral music organization in Minneapolis.
April 22, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/comings-and-goings-vp-leaves-chicago-public-media-cincinnati-public-radio-hires-music-director/A $5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation supports HBCU stations in preserving historical recordings in their archives.
April 4, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/04/hbcu-radio-preservation-project-expands-to-29-stations/“Investing in diverse donor, listener and digital user acquisition is critical to the future of local public news outlets.”
March 18, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/03/february-cdp-index-new-donor-acquisition-reaches-crisis-phase-for-radio/“Our approach to integrating AI into journalism must be inclusive. It’s crucial to engage with our communities, inviting their input and ensuring AI-generated content is human-guided so that the content resonates and serves audiences effectively.”
March 5, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/03/a-journalists-journey-from-analog-roots-in-radio-to-the-horizons-of-ai/“The appeal of the content must be clearly different than what we currently offer. The people needed to do this work are probably not even in our industry today.”
February 29, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/02/why-public-radios-efforts-to-reach-new-audiences-arent-moving-the-needle/Scott Finn will help public media stations work with student-created journalism outlets at colleges and universities.
February 9, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/02/comings-and-goings-former-vermont-public-ceo-joins-center-for-community-news-npr-announces-changes-on-national-desk/Fajardo is stepping down because he has ALS.
January 31, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/01/jose-fajardo-to-step-down-from-hawaii-public-radio/NWPB also received a seed grant “to explore, develop and implement local programming options.”
January 30, 2024 | https://current.org/2024/01/northwest-public-broadcasting-receives-gift-of-radio-station/“Our jobs will become less focused on analyzing data to reveal the stories reporters think are important and more about structuring datasets so that anyone can use the latest AI tools to find answers to their own questions.”
December 20, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/12/michigan-radio-project-points-to-future-of-ai-use-in-newsrooms/The Mass Humanities Audio Storytelling Project offers participants four months of training, access to equipment, and a stipend to produce a documentary pilot.
December 19, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/12/prx-nepm-partner-with-nonprofit-to-elevate-community-stories-in-massachusetts/TV stations and joint licensees powered a 5.1% rise in new donor acquisition in the latest Index.
December 19, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/12/november-cdp-index-new-donors-increase-but-growth-misses-radio/The landmark study was designed “to provide insights into the relationship among programming, audiences and finances that stand the test of time.”
December 12, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/12/how-the-audience-98-study-still-applies-in-public-radios-digital-era/Boise State Public Radio will air its music service on the station.
December 11, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/12/minnesota-public-radio-seeks-to-sell-its-idaho-station/“I am truly honored to join the staff of Michigan Radio,” Turner said.
November 1, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/11/wendy-turner-to-lead-michigan-radio/The cuts primarily affected roles within WNYC Studios, the division that houses the organization’s podcasts.
October 6, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/10/new-york-public-radio-lays-off-6-of-staff/Vogelzang joined the station last year.
October 5, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/10/mark-vogelzang-to-retire-from-nevada-public-radio/“No station was too small or too too big for him to talk to.”
October 2, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/10/ken-mills-public-radio-blogger-and-consultant-dies-at-75/The call-in show has attracted about 800 users to the social platform and hopes to help other stations with their own efforts.
September 28, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/09/kqeds-forum-extends-on-air-community-with-discord-server/Recent research found that most of PRPD’s Core Values of Public Radio resonate strongly with today’s young listeners. But study participants defined some values differently.
September 19, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/09/how-a-new-generation-of-listeners-interprets-public-radios-core-values/Scannell has led the organization since 2019.
September 13, 2023 | https://current.org/2023/09/herb-scannell-ceo-of-southern-california-public-radio-to-retire/