I Am Public Media
This year, as Current marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act, we are illuminating the experiences that inspired people to choose to work in public media. Every week, we’re sharing their stories using the hashtag #IAmPublicMedia. Current is also collecting longer contributions, like these stories. If you’d like us to feature your story, submit it here.
Maggie Martin: Public media is a place for great stories
In college, Maggie Martin felt invigorated telling listeners what was happening and why it was important.Ashley Montgomery: Serving all Americans means finding unfamiliar voices
Public media helped Ashley Montgomery make sense of the world in her youth. Now, as a CPB fellow, she's making sense of ...Robert Malesky: Before my career in pubmedia, ‘I had to make a choice’
Looking for his first job out of college, Malesky had two offers. One was from a strip club; the other, a new ...Phillip Manning: Covering natural disasters and municipal meetings, we report the facts
A KTNA news producer learned about public media's vital role during an emergency.Lawrence Holden: Public TV was my Chautauqua
Childhood summers at the Chautauqua Institution led this now-retired executive to seek a mix of showbiz, education and culture in public television. ...Maria Murriel: ‘Let’s put our humanity at the forefront of our work’
The freelance journalist says public media should lead by putting people first.Bill Nigut: ‘You cannot help people understand politics and all the nuances in a minute ...
Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Bill Nigut loves talking with people about politics.Nandini Sen: We connect through shared experiences
A public radio story about migration helped Nandini Sen feel connected to the U.S. and led to her career in public media. ...Bill Shribman: My wife said I had to work for WGBH
Luck, circumstance and some steering from his spouse led Bill Shribman to public media and WGBH.Lauren Chapman: From the top down, everyone wants to better inform Indiana
Lauren Chapman chose public media because the newsroom doesn't have to fight with management to hold public officials accountable.
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