Programs/Content
Sesame Workshop focuses on racial literacy with four-year Coming Together initiative
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The project’s content will encourage conversations “that parents, caregivers or providers often don’t know how to start.”
Programs/Content
Radio Diaries, ‘Radiolab’ team up to produce their own documentaries on Black Swan Records
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After learning they were separately pursuing stories on the pioneering label and its founder, producers Joe Richman and Jad Abumrad decided to share tape and research.
System/Policy
Explicit racism is rare in pubmedia — but unconscious racism is everywhere
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The most stubborn obstacle on the path to reform is well-meaning folks who fight inequity whenever they see it but can’t see it when they’re involved.
Local That Works
A look at WFAE’s ‘intentional strategy of inclusion’
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In our latest Local that Works webinar, leaders from the North Carolina station shared how they’ve created a culture of openness and risk-taking.
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
How public broadcasting overcame early setbacks to become a national institution
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Public media’s mission was clear early on, but an emphasis on high-quality programming was needed to earn widespread support.
Local that Works
How WFAE transformed in 5 years: a case study
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The station has doubled its content staff, increased its digital traffic sevenfold, attracted new members and grown general revenues.
Programs/Content
Public TV hosts ready new shows to meet ‘pent-up passion’ for travel
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Rick Steves, Samantha Brown and others are highlighting global destinations while considering how to keep themselves and their viewers safe.
System/Policy
Fear, personal interests often hinder station mergers
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Consultant and former pubmedia executive David Brugger discusses the complications that can doom potential deals.
System/Policy
President Biden’s proposed budget includes $475M for CPB
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APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”