Programs/Content
Student-produced podcast from Michigan Radio aims to provide nuanced perspectives on Generation Z
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“Kids These Days” looks beyond stereotypes to focus on what teens “are thinking about, laughing about and stressing about.”
Development
Look at giving trends before the pandemic to guide your fundraising strategies
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With the growth in sustainer giving since the end of the recession, both radio and television may find themselves in a position to ride out the pandemic with some stability.
System/Policy
Support of Black Lives Matter prompts reviews of stations’ social media policies
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Station staffers and managers are taking another look at the line between advocating for human rights and undermining impartial reporting.
Programs/Content
WBUR’s ‘On Point’ will drop calls, move to one-hour broadcast
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In its new form, the show will aim to take deeper dives on newsworthy subjects with more highly produced and narrative segments.
People
Perry Simon, chief programming exec, is leaving PBS
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Simon joined PBS in 2018 and has played a central role in its recent content initiatives.
System/Policy
John Lawson joins Public Media Venture Group to advocate for Next Gen TV
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The business consortium of 31 public broadcasters is adding an advocacy voice in Washington.
People
Michal Heiplik named CDP President
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Heiplik is a co-founder of the Contributor Development Partnership, which is affiliated with WGBH in Boston.
People
Comings and goings: Ted Krichels to retire from CPB, N’Jeri Eaton leaves NPR …
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Krichels has spent more than 35 years in public broadcasting.
Obituaries
Lester Crystal, news executive who oversaw expansion of ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 85
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As executive producer, Crystal directed launch of the first hourlong daily news program on U.S. television.
Programs/Content
6 overlooked tweaks to please your classical listeners
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Success is in the details. These straightforward adjustments to your station might make your sound more appealing.
People
Neil Best will retire from Community Radio for Northern Colorado
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Best helped to make the organization’s KUNC an independent nonprofit in 2001.
Engagement
Newsrooms ramp up audience engagement tactics for coronavirus coverage
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Public media’s largest and smallest newsrooms find that coverage shaped by listeners and readers invites more participation and builds trust.
System/Policy
Being the ‘lone person in the room’ and how public media can help
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Amid the current racial turmoil, news organizations can break down walls between communities by telling truthful stories from many different voices.
People
Jun Reina promoted to EVP and GM at CapRadio, Rick Eytcheson becomes president emeritus
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Reina joined the station in 2007 and has served as COO and CFO.
System/Policy
Tweets by WAMU staffers call attention to diversity issues at station
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The outpouring on social media came after a Black producer said his job was in jeopardy.
People
Julia Wallace named interim GM of Arizona PBS, Mary Mazur exits
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Wallace has served as a professor in practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2017.
Programs/Content
Station town halls on racial justice go virtual amid coronavirus concerns
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With social distancing making in-person conversations difficult, stations are turning to online platforms to engage with audiences around issues of race and policing.
Engagement
How PBS Utah is helping local book clubs confront challenging issues
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“The overwhelming response showed me that people don’t just want to be entertained and chat with their friends — they want to learn and grow. They want to engage and make a difference.”
Development
‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!’ album helps stations generate goodwill with donors
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Stations are taking advantage of the free album to build connections with their communities.
System/Policy
When one way of speaking dominates, who gets to tell their stories on public radio?
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A journalism school professor argues that NPR’s emphasis on unaccented English “undermines NPR’s original mission of engaging listeners civically.”