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Native Nevada is a podcast series that brings greater depth and understanding of the culture, issues, and long-misrepresented history of Nevada’s Indigenous Peoples.
October 13, 2021 | https://current.org/local-that-works/native-nevada/It’s never the subject that makes you unique — it’s what you do with the subject.
August 16, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/08/why-public-radios-news-shows-need-unique-approaches-to-top-stories/Filmmakers who search high and low for production money say public media must find ways to increase support for their work.
August 5, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/08/why-independent-documentary-filmmakers-want-new-and-improved-funding-models/A new report from the Center for Media & Social Impact reveals passions and pains of the creative community’s relationship with public TV.
July 19, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/07/how-public-tv-can-strengthen-its-alliance-with-independent-filmmakers/Riddle, who most recently worked for Augsburg University, succeeds Randi Yoder, who retired.
July 16, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/07/comings-and-goings-heather-riddle-to-lead-development-for-apmg-mike-sauter-named-vp-for-pittsburgh-community-broadcasting-corporation/GBH promoted Dorothea Gillim to creative director and Marisa Wolsky to director of children’s STEM media.
July 9, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/07/comings-and-goings-gbh-kids-promotes-eps-newshour-announces-changes/Meraji has co-hosted the podcast since its 2016 launch.
June 17, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/06/comings-and-goings-shereen-marisol-meraji-leaving-code-switch-holly-edgell-to-lead-midwest-newsroom/New Jersey’s WBGO is moving to create new shows and build sponsorships around podcasts on a broad variety of topics.
June 10, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/06/launch-of-podcast-about-racial-wealth-inequalities-signals-big-ambitions-for-wgbo-studios/Pisaneschi joined the station in 1985 and became GM in 2013.
May 24, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/05/ron-pisaneschi-to-leave-idahoptv/Knoy has hosted New Hampshire Public Radio’s “The Exchange” for 25 years.
May 4, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/05/comings-and-goings-laura-knoy-to-retire-from-nhpr-pbs-north-carolina-hires-chief-education-officer/Connor Cyrus and Mikaela Lefrak will begin hosting for Vermont Public Radio this summer.
February 26, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/02/comings-and-goings-vpr-hires-vermont-edition-hosts-john-decker-promoted-at-kpbs/Magura, who joined WCTE in 2011, has served on several national committees for PBS.
February 11, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/02/comings-and-goings-avery-hutchins-named-station-manager-for-wcte-88nine-radio-milwaukee-announces-promotions/Texas Public Radio and Houston Public Media’s reporting series, “Fire Triangle,” examines the recurrence of chemical explosions and what can be done to prevent them.
February 10, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/02/texas-stations-partner-to-report-on-chemical-disasters-in-the-state/After surveying Louisville residents about their hopes for the city, the station is adding reporters to cover civic issues.
February 5, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/02/community-feedback-spurs-expansion-of-louisville-public-media-newsroom/In a Current Q&A, Lansing said a more diverse audience is NPR’s “number one goal.”
February 4, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/02/ceo-john-lansing-discusses-nprs-diversity-efforts-budget-deficit-and-growing-podcast-competition/“This effort is the result of more than 200 people in public media coming together to identify the primary obstacles to anti-racist public media and create a vision for transformation.”
January 18, 2021 | https://current.org/2021/01/an-antiracist-future-a-vision-and-plan-for-the-transformation-of-public-media/The New Jersey Sustainability Reporting project is a statewide news collaborative spearheaded by CivicStory. It generates local news stories about sustainability issues and actions required to resolve the climate crisis. Through 6-month fellowships, early to mid-career journalists report for diverse New Jersey newsrooms and help citizens shift from day-to-day thinking to longer-term consideration of the needs, health, and wellbeing of future generations.
December 22, 2020 | https://current.org/local-that-works/new-jersey-sustainability-reporting-project/Current and former employees of the Triple A station say they’re troubled by a lack of staff diversity and a clear mission statement, as well as “tension between who we are and who we’re allowed to be.”
December 22, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/12/after-union-win-staffers-at-mprs-the-current-seek-to-address-identity-crisis/As management resets its approach for improving workplace culture, an employee-led group that pressed for change moves to the sidelines.
December 17, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/12/wnets-plan-to-address-diversity-and-inclusion-leaves-some-employees-feeling-shut-out/Current aims to hold a mirror up to the changing field of public media to show us who and where we are, and where we might go to advance our mission.
November 5, 2020 | https://current.org/2020/11/why-we-matter/