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Joint licensees breaking down TV, radio barriers
Even pubcasters with both platforms find that collaborations take work.NPR stations benefit from network leaders’ local roots
The head of Southern California Public Radio sees fundraising potential in the NPR-station relationship.April Simpson joins reporting staff at Current
She’ll be on the funding and innovation beat starting May 2.‘Old perceptions’ hinder work between CPB and minority consortia, report says
The report was commissioned by CPB to evaluate operations of consortia members.How public radio podcasters are like the Underpants Gnomes from ‘South Park’
The business model is hazy, but podcasting is injecting new life into public radio.Youth Radio’s producers look beyond hosting ‘Morning Edition’
The “crazy idea” of the NPR show’s week with young journalists came off without a hitch.CPB prods TV stations to consolidate, revamps rural grants
New CSG rules include creation of a Healthy Network Initiative to encourage station collaborations and mergers.‘The Pub’ #60: Adam hangs out with radio nerds
A wide-ranging discussion of podcasting from the Society for Cinema and Media Studies conference in Atlanta.With Beyond Belief, KCPT builds connections to Kansas City’s spiritual life
The project is amplifying and facilitating the work of congregants gathering across faiths to tackle social problems.“Why not promote our podcasts like we do our own programs?”
West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s Scott Finn considers the future of NPR’s relationship with its member stations.WNYC Studios adds first comedy podcast, ‘2 Dope Queens’
The show features comics Phoebe Robinson and Jessica Williams.Glenn Greenwald on the “adversarial force” of a free press
The outspoken journalist also accuses NPR of becoming “boring and impotent” by avoiding controversy.‘Sesame Street’ actor David Smyrl dies at 80
Smyrl played Hooper’s Store owner Mr. Handford.Collaborations between radio, TV expand coverage but have limits
National producers and networks are finding ways to work across media, despite challenges posed by technology.‘The Pub’ #59: The case for NPR stations in a post-radio world
How do NPR and stations maintain a mutually beneficial coexistence?
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