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.
Joni Deutsch: ‘Public media is what you make it’
Public media encouraged Joni Deutsch's evolving musical appetite with indie and alternative bands and little-heard sounds.Phil Hoffman: Public media is local
In a changing media landscape, the future of public media is local, writes WUCF's Phil Hoffman.Art Ellis: Failing out of freshman engineering got me hooked on public media
If WHYY's Art Ellis hadn't failed some of his core courses in college, he may not have discovered purpose and a new ...Brian Bull: As a journalist, I hope to spur reflection
Reporter Brian Bull covers Native American issues and Hmong communities, aiming to "open bridges of understanding."Teya Ryan: Being a stay-at-home mom prepared me to lead GPB
Georgia Public Broadcasting CEO Teya Ryan says that leaving CNN to stay at home with her daughter helped her understand GPB's mandate. ...Doug Mitchell: ‘Our service is to the people’
Doug Mitchell makes a point to welcome newcomers to public media.Sue Schardt: Public media is a work in progress
The CEO of the Association of Independents in Radio followed her father into broadcasting.PMBA conference attendees love the work and mission of public media
At the 2017 PMBA conference in St. Louis, attendees said people in public media care about making a difference.Raney Aronson-Rath: It’s in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.Rekha Murthy: ‘Public radio is embedded in my being’
Murthy grew up listening to public radio and finds that even as her media choices expand, she always comes back to it.
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