Programs/Content
We reveal the winner of our Local That Works contest
By 
Tyler Falk, Assistant Editor |
The envelope, please…
Programs/Content
Meet the finalists in our Local That Works contest
By 
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor |
Watch our Facebook Live of presentations by the competition’s four finalists.
System/Policy
These ‘Local That Works’ finalists can inspire you to innovate
By 
Julie Drizin, Executive Director |
We’ve picked four finalists in our search for initiatives that have boosted audience, income and engagement.
System/Policy
How WAMU and WYSO found success in reinvention
By Mike Janssen, Digital Editor |
At the 2017 Public Radio Program Directors conference, general managers from the stations shared insights about innovative strategies that powered growth.
Programs/Content
First year of Indiana TV show on education brings bigger budget, wider reach
By 
Griffin Rowell, Editorial Intern |
WNIT added “EducationCounts_Michiana” to its local lineup in response to a lack of area reporting.
Programs/Content
North Country Public Radio project collects photos to trace a changing northern New York
By 
April Simpson, Associate Editor |
NCPR is building an open-source platform to collect photos of locals working from the earliest days of permanent settlement in the region to the present.
Programs/Content
Tell us about your local projects that are making a difference
By Julie Drizin, Executive Director |
Who is getting into the ears and screens, hearts and minds of their listeners and viewers with locally responsive and inclusive content?
Programs/Content
Louisville’s WUOL extends music education to summer event series, podcast
By Griffin Rowell, Editorial Intern |
Launch of ‘The Music Box,’ including podcast episodes and an online music curriculum, coincides with the station’s annual Summer Listening program.
About Current
A letter from our executive director on the power of local
By Julie Drizin, Executive Director |
Current and the Public Media Futures Forums are joining forces on a new project, Local That Works.
Programs/Content
Changing the conversation: Embracing ‘Local That Works’
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The way forward for developing local public radio content with impact is likely to be a cycle of “create, copy, improve.”