Programs/Content
Shorter news stories won’t solve public radio’s problems
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As Matthew McConaughey’s character says in “True Detective,” “Time is a flat circle.” It’s not a content strategy.
Obituaries
Marcia Killingsworth, GPB publicist for two decades, dies at 69
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After retiring from Atlanta’s WABE in 2008, Killingsworth pursued her interests in journalism.
Programs/Content
How marketing and community-engaged journalists can and should collaborate
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As we continue to bring a greater community focus into public media journalism, it is important to redefine how marketing can help journalism and journalism can help marketing.
Tech
How PBS is using AI to improve processes and systems for stations, staff and viewers
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The potential for AI and immersive tech to amplify our mission and impact should be a call to action for public media organizations to embrace and shape these technologies responsibly.
System/Policy
Dispatches from central Florida: Station GMs report on Hurricane Milton’s impact
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“We are tired, but we are all safe and well,” said Judith Smelser, president and GM of Central Florida Public Media in Orlando.
Tech
With Grove adoption nearly complete, stations look to enhancements, single sign-on
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With more than 200 public radio stations and NPR itself now using the Grove content management system for their websites, public media’s digital infrastructure overhaul is moving forward.
People
Comings and goings: CPB elects new board chair, PBS appoints VP …
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CPB’s board unanimously elected Ruby Calvert as chair.
System/Policy
CPB awards $2.65M for state government coverage
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The grants will benefit stations in seven states.
Programs/Content
Weekly WGCU show aims to create radio’s ‘secret sauce’ of news on public TV
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“Southwest Florida in Focus,” a half-hour of TV news for Fort Myers and beyond, launched as a cost-effective model for producing local coverage.
People
How Albina Cabrera’s bilingual content at KEXP is bringing listeners closer together
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As the Latin Partnerships and Editorial Manager at KEXP, Argentine-born Albina Cabrera has dedicated her career to amplifying diverse voices in the independent music scene.
Obituaries
Radio producer Ben Manilla dies at 71
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“No one knew more about radio and audio programming and entertainment than Ben Manilla,” said actor Dan Ackroyd.
People
Houston Public Media GM Lisa Shumate will step down
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Shumate has led the station since 2011.
System/Policy
CPB grant funds access for 30 stations to PRX podcast platform
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PRX’s Dovetail helps stations distribute content through podcast platforms and aids with ad delivery, audience data and fundraising opportunities.
Featured in Category
When to turn your coverage into a zine (and how to get it into the right hands)
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Anything can be a zine, and that’s what’s so cool about them. If you’re looking to make a zine for your newsroom, though, you might want to consider why you would want to make one.
People
Comings and goings: ‘Morning Edition’ EP to leave NPR, LAist CCO departs from station …
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Erika Aguilar, EP of “Morning Edition” and “Up First,” will leave NPR in December.
System/Policy
Pennsylvania’s WITF, ‘LNP’ newspaper eliminate 24 jobs
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A spokesperson said the restructuring resulted from last year’s merger between WITF and the daily newspaper.
People
Louisville Public Media CEO Stephen George to step down
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George will leave for another job in January.
Programs/Content
How KUER’s new station fills a media gap for Utah Latinos
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Avanza’s goal “is to be not only a radio station but a community resource,” says Program Manager Edgar Zuniga.