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System/Policy

Senate committee reports favorably on two CPB board nominees

By Austin Fuller, Reporter | 3 hours ago

With a voice vote, the committee advanced nominations for Felix Sanchez and Adam White.

New edition of NPR’s ‘Sound Reporting’ shares tips on cultivating your unique voice

By Jerome Socolovsky, Audio Journalism Trainer (NPR) | 6 hours ago

“Don’t try to change the way that you sound,” says “Weekend Edition Sunday” host Ayesha Rascoe. “If you grew up in Boston, you’re not going to sound like me.”

People

How Albina Cabrera’s bilingual content at KEXP is bringing listeners closer together

By Ernesto Aguilar, Executive Director of Radio Programming and Content Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Initiatives (KQED) | October 8, 2024

As the Latin Partnerships and Editorial Manager at KEXP, Argentine-born Albina Cabrera has dedicated her career to amplifying diverse voices in the independent music scene.

Obituaries

Radio producer Ben Manilla dies at 71

By Jon Kalish, Freelance Contributor | October 8, 2024

“No one knew more about radio and audio programming and entertainment than Ben Manilla,” said actor Dan Ackroyd.

People

Houston Public Media GM Lisa Shumate will step down

By Julian Wyllie, Reporter | October 7, 2024

Shumate has led the station since 2011.

System/Policy

CPB grant funds access for 30 stations to PRX podcast platform

By Austin Fuller, Reporter | October 7, 2024

PRX’s Dovetail helps stations distribute content through podcast platforms and aids with ad delivery, audience data and fundraising opportunities.

Featured in Category

When to turn your coverage into a zine (and how to get it into the right hands)

By Adriana Pera, Associate Producer, Community Engagement (LAist) and David Rodriguez, Partnerships Producer (LAist) | October 7, 2024

Anything can be a zine, and that’s what’s so cool about them. If you’re looking to make a zine for your newsroom, though, you might want to consider why you would want to make one.