Local that Works
Local that Works spotlights innovative, community-focused media initiatives that expand, engage, diversify, serve local audiences and create civic value. LTW is an annual contest, database, a reporting project, and a webinar series. Sign up for Current’s newsletter to receive updates about the Local that Works competition and webinars.
Local that Works spotlights innovative, community-focused media initiatives that expand, engage, diversify, serve local audiences and create civic value. LTW is an annual contest, database, a reporting project, and a webinar series. Sign up for Current’s newsletter to receive updates about the Local that Works competition and webinars.
Vermont PBS bets on local pride with ‘Made Here’ slate of films
The station's promotion of local filmmakers has drawn younger viewers and fueled pledge-drive success.We reveal the winner of our Local That Works contest
The envelope, please...Meet the finalists in our Local That Works contest
Watch our Facebook Live of presentations by the competition's four finalists.These ‘Local That Works’ finalists can inspire you to innovate
We've picked four finalists in our search for initiatives that have boosted audience, income and engagement.How WAMU and WYSO found success in reinvention
At the 2017 Public Radio Program Directors conference, general managers from the stations shared insights about innovative strategies that powered growth.First year of Indiana TV show on education brings bigger budget, wider reach
WNIT added "EducationCounts_Michiana" to its local lineup in response to a lack of area reporting.North Country Public Radio project collects photos to trace a changing northern New York
NCPR is building an open-source platform to collect photos of locals working from the earliest days of permanent settlement in the region ...Tell us about your local projects that are making a difference
Who is getting into the ears and screens, hearts and minds of their listeners and viewers with locally responsive and inclusive content?Louisville’s WUOL extends music education to summer event series, podcast
Launch of 'The Music Box,' including podcast episodes and an online music curriculum, coincides with the station's annual Summer Listening program.A letter from our executive director on the power of local
Current and the Public Media Futures Forums are joining forces on a new project, Local That Works.
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