Kansas City PBS Reproductive Rights Initiative
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As tensions rose around the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, our journalists and production staff created a package to provide balanced information and a forum for community voices.
There’s Hope. There’s Help. 12-part animated video shorts series
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There’s Hope. There’s Help. is an 12-part animated video shorts series addressing mental health issues in an effort to prevent youth suicides. Designed for Alaska & use by other PBS stations for free.
WHYY Pathways to Media Careers
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WHYY’s Pathways to Media Careers is an extension of WHYY’s Youth Media programs, connecting young people with paid, part-time, work experiences with media organizations where they amplify youth voice.
News, Brews & Beatz: What Champaign-Urbana is Doing to Combat Gun Violence
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A panel discussion of African American experts addressing what Champaign-Urbana is doing to combat gun violence. This in-person, and FB Live series also features a poet, DJ and speed painter.
Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville is one of the largest cities in the U.S., yet its media landscape is shrinking. The Jacksonville Today newsletter helps fill the gap with a must-read guide to civic life.
Buffalo, What’s Next?
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“Buffalo What’s Next?” is a program created after a white supremacist killed 10 in a mass shooting on Buffalo’s mostly Black East side. It concentrates on difficult talk about segregation and race.
Palmetto Perspectives
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Palmetto Perspectives aims to bring together a diverse group of voices to discuss the critical issues facing South Carolina and its communities while engaging viewers throughout the state.
Dakota Life
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Engaging rural communities throughout South Dakota through storytelling, outreach, and strategic partnerships, to create opportunities for local connection across multiple platforms.
Yellowhammer History Hunt
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Yellowhammer History Hunt is a digital series that takes viewers on a journey through Alabama’s past, exploring the places and people that define Alabama. Includes corresponding educational materials.
But Why’s Farm Adventure
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But Why: a Podcast for Curious Kids adopts a new medium to answer your questions; short-form videos. Tour Vermont farms and have your farm animal questions answered in a series of 14 videos.
Bridging the Divide
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In Troy NY, a neighborhood works to shift divisions and narratives through community-driven art. WMHT tells the story through digital and broadcast content and engagement events.
NorCal Community Voices
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NorCal Community Voices is a multimedia initiative bringing the voices of our diverse community to the airwaves and digital platforms. NorCal features community voices every hour on TV and FM, 24/7.
The Great Minnesota Recipe
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Our program celebrates multiculturalism and explores the diverse culinary experiences of Minnesota. We meet 3 cooks and see them go head to head to create their own version of the Minnesota Hot Dish.
Democracy Watch
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Democracy Watch addresses the lack of local government reporting that our community has experienced as traditional news media has declined.
Taste of Evansville
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WNIN rallied its community around a new event called Taste of Evansville. The event celebrates our city’s diversity and invites the community to experience and appreciate other cultures.
Shaping Narratives
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Our Shaping Narratives leaders of color have produced stories with and for their communities that are being used to encourage change-based conversations.
WQED in the Time of Covid. “Rising to the Occasion” Community Impact Report
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Pandemic-tested, Pittsburgh-approved.
WQED’s annual report is unconventional, but so is the time that we live. Rather than report on a calendar year, we have opted to reflect on the pandemic year.
Coffee Conversations with Rose Scott
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Rose Scott and the “Closer Look” team travel to coffee shops in metro Atlanta for community conversations about the issues and topics affecting everyone’s quality of life.
Relax! Tru Facts on the Vax
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We partnered with a local institution to produce a FB Live broadcast. We combined music and comedy via street interviews with medical expertise to dispel COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
KC Performs
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Kansas City PBS developed the KC Performs initiative to support local arts organizations (theatre, song, instrumental) as Covid-19 forced audiences out of performance halls and theatres.