Current (https://current.org/series/local-that-works/)
This series highlights innovative and replicable content, engagement and revenue strategies at local public media stations.
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current’s Local That Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.
Karissa Waddick, Editorial Intern | Text 413 Families brings innovative educational experiences to parents’ fingertips.
Tyler Falk, Assistant Editor | Alaska Public Media’s “Community in Unity” initiative aims to “get people who wouldn’t normally interact in the same room.”
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor | Stations and nonprofit news organizations have submitted more than 200 projects to our Local That Works competitions. See what they’ve been up to and steal their ideas.
April Simpson, Former Associate Editor | By celebrating healthy babies and moms, Richland Source aimed to draw attention to its county’s infant mortality problem.
Tyler Falk, Assistant Editor | The music series is “intended to eliminate the formality and pretense often associated with classical music.”
Julie Drizin, Executive Director | Our panel of judges selected four projects that they believe deserve wider attention and adoption within public media.
Capital Public Radio’s “Story Circles” brought wildly diverse residents face to face to envision a way forward.
As one of public media’s only music-based youth programs, The Music Lab at 88Nine Radio Milwaukee shows how with long-term investments, bold marketing and strong talent, the right partnerships can make community engagement sustainable, scalable and cool.
Events designed to bridge cultural and political divides have lasting effects on participants.