Development
Stations expand pandemic coverage with boost from Facebook grants
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Facebook has spent nearly $2 million over the last two months to fund public media.
Programs/Content
How small public radio stations are handling the pandemic
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In a webinar co-presented by Current, leaders of two small stations discussed steps they’ve taken to respond to the pandemic.
Programs/Content
Virginia stations fill gaps in distance learning by putting teachers’ lessons on-air
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VA TV Classroom, an instructional TV service produced by WHRO, targets K-12 students who can’t access the internet.
People
Chicago Public Media hires Andi McDaniel as CEO
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McDaniel has served as WAMU’s chief content officer since 2015.
Programs/Content
California PBS stations partner with state government campaign on emergency preparedness
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“PBS is the natural place, a trusted source of information for this kind of thing to be shared with the public,” said PBS SoCal/KCET CEO Andrew Russell.
Development
Membership fundraising held its own in first weeks of coronavirus lockdown
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CDP’s analysis of early 2020 fundraising shows sustainers are living up to their name.
System/Policy
Battling lack of resources, Native stations provide lifeline with COVID coverage
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For some listeners, stations in tribal areas may be the only source for local news about the pandemic.
System/Policy
Reflections from observing good radio bosses
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How would you describe your favorite public radio boss of all time?
Tech
How to record a music show at home with Audacity
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With equipment you probably have at home already, you can create a program even during the pandemic.
Programs/Content
‘In the Dark’ podcast pauses production of new season for special report on COVID-19
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Journalists revisited sources from the show’s second season to examine the pandemic’s effects on Mississippi.
Programs/Content
With virtual proms, public radio stations give teens another shot at their big night
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As schools cancel high-school proms due to COVID-19 concerns, two public radio stations held online events to meet the need.
Programs/Content
Viewers flock to public TV for news, food shows during lockdown
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A spike in audience for “NewsHour” came from viewers tuning in more frequently.
Tech
Public Media Group buys WGBH share in Public Media Management venture
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WGBH’s decision to sell its interest in PMM is part of a pattern in which the Boston-based public media giant has incubated business ventures and spun them off.
Featured in Category
On Building Resilience: Letter from the executive director
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Current has joined forces with Greater Public, Public Media Journalists Association, Public Radio Program Directors and Local that Works founder Mark Fuerst on “Building Resilience,” a new webinar series.
System/Policy
CPB board votes to boost CSG pool with delay of Healthy Network Initiative
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The initiative’s $1 million will instead be distributed to aid stations amid the pandemic.
System/Policy
CPB requests additional $175M in emergency funds from Congress
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If CPB receives the funds, it would bring its emergency support from the government to $250 million.
System/Policy
Station leaders share insights into pandemic response
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The leaders of KUT and KERA spoke about how they’re managing the crisis in a webinar produced by Current, Greater Public, Public Radio Program Directors and the Public Media Journalists Association.
Featured in Category
WBEZ’s Jenn White named host of ‘1A’
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White will succeed founding host Joshua Johnson.
Programs/Content
Stations respond to quickening drumbeat of mental health needs in their communities
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“We are seeing pent-up demand from people seeking safe and trusted spaces for conversations about mental health,” says Babette Apland of APM’s Call to Mind.