System/Policy
WHYY efforts focus on increasing racial diversity of staff, audiences
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WHYY is undertaking several projects to better understand itself and its audiences so that it can expand its reach to people of color.
System/Policy
NJ takes chance on unique effort to boost local news
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Gov. Phil Murphy is poised to sign legislation to create a Civic Information Consortium by mid-August.
Engagement
How a station used ‘deep listening’ events to take on Sacramento’s housing crisis
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Capital Public Radio’s “Story Circles” brought wildly diverse residents face to face to envision a way forward.
Programs/Content
Podcasts vs. broadcasts: an iTunes Top 200 battle
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We data-dive into the iTunes Top Podcasts, pitting podcasters vs. broadcasters and pubcasters vs. their commercial colleagues.
Programs/Content
Outgoing host O’Riley: ‘I am ‘From the Top’’
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Citing a need to “adapt to the changing media landscape,” the public radio show focused on young classical performers will feature a series of guest hosts in place of Christopher O’Riley.
People
NPR’s Audie Cornish to host BuzzFeed show, NETA hires first education VP, and other comings and goings
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“Profile by BuzzFeed News” will post Sundays in a new section of Facebook Watch devoted to shows produced by news publishers.
History of public media
Read this shockingly prescient 1970 mission statement for the precursor to NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’
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In a previously unpublished grant application, NPR founding father Bill Siemering proposed a show on WBFO in Buffalo, N.Y., “growing out of the need for cross-cultural communication and capitalizing on the unique characteristics of public radio.”
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #113: As we sign off, lessons from someone who’s been there
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On the last episode of “The Pub,” we talk with Lauren Ober of WAMU’s “The Big Listen” about the end of her show.
People
Engineer Abernathy retires after half a century, Sarabia departs WBEZ and other comings and goings
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Russ Abernathy served 12 years on the PBS Engineering Committee during the transition from analog to digital broadcasting.