System/Policy
Why Biden’s presidency is the time for a funding boost for pubmedia
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“With a larger subsidy, public media could play a bigger role in addressing the structural problems with the U.S. media system.”
Programs/Content
NPR story on ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ namesake inspires listeners to give back on Thanksgiving
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A crowdfunding campaign benefiting Alice Brock, who needed help with living expenses, raised more than $125,000 in 24 hours.
Programs/Content
New England Public Media teams up with Merriam-Webster on podcast for word nerds
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“Our goal is to help people understand and use language better,” said Lisa Schneider, Merriam-Webster’s chief digital officer and publisher. “I think the NEPM role in the community meshes really well with that.”
Programs/Content
First podcast from Kentucky’s WKMS aims to challenge views of Middle America
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“What constitutes Middle America, rural America, small-town America?”
Diversity in Public Media
How public media can ensure its push for diversity includes people with disabilities
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Public Media for All Day “left me wondering how people with disabilities remain underrepresented in our leadership, content creation, strategic goals and budgets.”
System/Policy
Nashville classical station will go Triple A in bid for bigger audience
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Nashville Public Radio hopes to expand its news department with income from the new “music discovery” station.
People
Comings and goings: Carline Watson named EP of ‘Here & Now,’ chief legal officer leaves NPR …
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Watson was previously talent development manager for NPR, where she worked for more than 20 years.
Programs/Content
KUTX podcast explores pandemic’s impact on Austin’s live music scene
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Launched in September, “Pause/Play” is the station’s most popular podcast to date.
System/Policy
Race discrimination suit against NPR gets go-ahead in court
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The network had moved to dismiss a complaint filed in June by a former technician.
Obituaries
Hannah Colton, news director and reporter at KUNM, dies at 29
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“Hannah loved being a reporter. She was a gifted storyteller. She was great at meeting people and talking with them, asking good questions and really listening to the answers.”
System/Policy
For broadcasters, time is of the essence — and a well-honed sixth sense
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If you work in radio, you live by the clock — preferably a big digital one.
People
Comings and goings: Emily Loya leaves Texas Tech Public Media, Joe Goetz joins Classical MPR …
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Loya was one of the youngest leaders of a public media station.
Programs/Content
Alec Baldwin is moving his podcast from WNYC to iHeartRadio
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The last episode of “Here’s the Thing” as a WNYC podcast was released this week.
System/Policy
Proposed funding in Senate leaves out $50M bump for CPB
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Increased funding could support remote-learning services amid the pandemic, argued APTS CEO Pat Butler.
Programs/Content
How Wisconsin Public Radio is using surveys to track diversity of its sources
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By inviting people who appear on air to share their demographic data, WPR created a way to accurately measure the diversity of sources in its news and talk programs.
People
Longtime KQED host Michael Krasny announces retirement
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Kransy has hosted KQED’s “Forum” since 1993.
Programs/Content
Pipeline 2021: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
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Current’s latest survey of new programs coming to public TV provides a snapshot of 117 productions in the works for national distribution.
Programs/Content
Film explores ‘quiet revolutionary’ behind groundbreaking TV show of Black culture
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“Ellis Haizlip ensured that the revolution would be televised, and the revolution was ‘Soul!’”
Programs/Content
‘Frontline’ examines global response to COVID-19 in spring 2021 special
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The three-hour documentary will be directed by James Bluemel, who specializes in reporting first-person accounts of international news events.