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90.5 WUOL, a member station of Louisville Public Media, provides access to classical music to more citizens of the region than all other arts organizations combined. The station has made a concerted effort to embrace its role as a leader in education, young artist development, and community service, through the creation of outreach programs that encourage children, families, and schools to engage with classical music and public radio stories.
Catering to the Confederated Tribes of Warms Springs in Oregon, KWSO partnered with the tribal newspaper to produce multimedia reporting and public service campaigns for the community.
Patients at Mayo Clinic hospitals in Rochester; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix will be able to relax to a custom blend of classical music provided by Minnesota Public Radio (MPR). A new agreement calls American Public Media (APM) — the largest provider of classical music programming in North America — to supply up to 17 hours of streaming classical music that Mayo Clinic can distribute at no charge to patients and visitors in patient rooms.
88Nine reaches a new generation of radio listeners with a series of public affairs programs known as 88Nine Presents. These programs look closely at different aspects of Milwaukee life and its diverse neighborhoods. The series covers topics that can be divisive, but the station works to present the stories with a solution-based approach. Each series includes 3-8 min videos (placed on-line for streaming/download) plus shorter on-air radio segments.
Radio Milwaukee has the mission to foster community engagement through music and stories. A pillar of this mission is to provide a platform for local musicians to share their work with an engaged and supportive listener base. Key pieces: 414 Music Live a weekly live performance by local artists in front of a live audience, that is broadcast and streamed live; the annual Radio Milwaukee Music Awards; and 414music.fm, an HD channel and digital stream broadcasting only Milwaukee music.
Radio Milwaukee believes music is a powerful force to bring people together – a belief that drives their mission to utilize music to connect diverse audiences. In 2016, they launched Band Together to act on that belief, creating a unique evening of music and food, with diverse, live music – featuring four local bands from four genres – and a variety of ethnic appetizers from local restaurants. Between bands, the station puts on storytelling performances about race and people coming together.
The ValleyPBS Family Circle program is a $10 membership that allows families to support their local PBS station and receive a newsletter, discounts on events, access to Family Circle events and other benefits. The program added over 200 member-families to the PBS network and has hosted over 48 events since 2013.
Collaborative, digital first effort to produce local music acts. Used for radio, TV and digital. We tapped into local interest in behind the scene music to be delivered to phones, iPad and laptops. “Skyline Sessions is a web series showcasing exceptional music performances by artists based in Houston and beyond. Our state-of-the-art George B. Geary Performance Studio hosts musicians in an intimate setting with an emphasis on capturing the unique experience of live studio recording.
KET’s monthly, multi-platform campaign features everyday viewers discussing the impact of KET’s programming and educational service on their lives.
North Country at Work is a multiplatform project exploring the “history of work” through photographs stored in libraries, historical associations, museums and residents’ homes. We go community by community, to scan photographs and record stories about work. We are building a software platform for archival materials that will be searchable and interactive, encouraging exploration and discovery. We will share the software platform with other stations to use for their own multimedia projects.
KPCC organizes in-person events to connect their staff with their listeners. Events are also broadcasted live for a digital audience.
In 2013 KCOS launched Only in El Paso, a web video series that tells positive and unique stories about the people and places one can only find in El Paso. The goal is to provide opportunities to area filmmakers and to expand perceptions El Paso. The project is created and produced in partnership with local filmmakers. Also collaborating are Destination El Paso and PBS Digital Studios. To date three full seasons of mini-documentaries have been completed reaching over 100,000 viewers.
Wisconsin Life is a multiplatform project highlighting what it means to live in or be from Wisconsin.
GPS for Success is a website showcasing that helps students and adults learn more about their desired careers. The site is used by 35 schools, a community college and other community members as a career development tool.
It’s a struggle to find afford living in New York City, and the cost keeps rising. WNYC is looking at what it takes to continue making this place home, one neighborhood at a time. We have published more than two dozen stories focused issues of Affordability. We led conversations on gentrification conference in the South Bronx. Our reporters taught journalism undergraduate and graduate students how to cover the topic of affordability.