We used virtual instruction to reach more young journalists and empower them to report on their communities in NC. The result was a more robust and diverse YRI that benefited WUNC and its audience.
The Local Spin is a video interview series that focuses on discovering and championing local music. We share video interviews and performances that tie into our local airplay on “The Shuffle.”
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.
The NoteWorthy concert series pairs gifted Black and brown artists from Charlotte’s music scene with local classical musicians. It’s what happens when jazz, R&B, hip-hop, pop, and soul meet classical.
Aspen Public Radio’s Fall 2020 Membership Drive was a success because of our “van life” giveaway. It creatively engaged listeners and highlighted a local business during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HEAR ARIZONA podcasts tell stories dedicated to addressing the important issues in our community and empowering listeners to find answers for their own lives.
“What’s So Funny About Detroit” (WSFAD) is a community-wide celebration of metro Detroit’s lively and diverse comedy scene, with live performances that gives us all something to laugh about.
The Michigan News Group is perfect for underserved, rural areas. It trains young journalists in print, broadcast and multi-media skills while supporting struggling community newspapers.
COVID and the Classroom brought audiences along in real time and on all platforms as three high school seniors shared their experiences navigating a pandemic and their last year of high school.
A collaborative podcast from nonprofit newsrooms in Montana examines our current political moment through stories about the complex people and beliefs that shape our state.
A multi-media success story of artists, musicians, and a beloved public radio station that combined messages online, in video, and in local media to attract new listeners, donors and raise $70,000.
WUSF created Arts Axis Florida for our community to stay connected online to local arts organizations during the pandemic. This free arts hub connects audiences to local performances and exhibitions.
In October of 2020, WFAE collaborated with community institutions to produce the Charlotte Podcast Festival, the city’s first podcast festival designed to inform, enrich, and inspire audio storytellers.
“By Every Measure” is an episodic podcast exploring systemic racism, locally. The series examines Milwaukee’s racial inequities through the lenses of data, policy, storytelling and problem-solving.
KUER’s politics and government podcast and engagement initiatives provide a fun and accessible way to understand how bills become laws at the Utah Legislature and what they mean for the average person.
The Recording Inclusivity Initiative addresses the scarcity of classical music composers from historically excluded communities heard on the radio airwaves across the USA by producing new recordings.
WBUR and El Planeta partnered in 2020 to offer Mass. Election Prep. The award-winning, limited-run newsletter published in English and Spanish provided information on topics related to the election.
Every weekday morning, Interlochen Public Radio (IPR) presents Kids Commute, an interactive exploration of classical music centered around weekly themes (such as mermaids, opera and elephants) that are designed to educate and entertain the youngest listeners. Kids Commute also explores ballets, their stories, and the music that goes along with them. This interactive radio experience delivers strategies for early childhood artistic development that can be easily replicated in a variety of genres.
Over 10 weeks, students gained an understanding of the fundamentals of podcasting, production skills and marketing tips, and they walked away with a resource list for the future. WFAE believes in the power of podcasting to amplify diverse voices, remove barriers to storytelling and to build and connect communities.
Jazz 91.9 WCLK teamed up with more than 10 Atlanta’s Black Radio stations – commercial and community outlets – in partnership with the Urban League of Greater Atlanta with the common goals of voter registration, voter education and voter mobilization in advance of the November 2020 election. From July 2020 through September 2020, Jazz 91.9 WCLK and partner stations are dedicating a full day of on-air programming to voting and Census messaging via PSA and interviews and social media engagement.