Current (https://current.org/series/rewind/)
This series features scholars of media history looking back at both familiar and lesser-known chapters in public broadcasting’s evolution. “Rewind” is presented in partnership with the Radio Preservation Task Force, an initiative of the Library of Congress.
Mike Janssen, Digital Editor and Josh Shepperd, Assistant Professor (Catholic University) | Current is happy to announce an update of our book A History of Public Broadcasting, with a projected publication date of 2021.
The pioneering series reminds us that public radio stations have always been important spaces for the production of creative sounds.
The National Public Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland reflect an inherent dedication to preservation.
To guarantee the show’s success, its creators had to win over a diverse group of educational broadcasters in the late ’60s.
In the late 1970s, the critiques by CPB’s Minority Task Force pushed NPR to increase minority employment and training programs and served as a case study in why racial diversity in decision-making bodies matters.
Established in 2000, Rocky Mountain Public Media’s archive grew from the volunteered work of more than 200 community members.
Seymour N. Siegel and Morris S. Novik oversaw advances in technology and aired programs that faced social problems head on.
NPR’s audio archive is not a history book, but history is “etched in the voices that gave these decades their vitality.”
From its origins, NPR emphasized contributions from women at a time when they were rarely heard in positions of authority in broadcasting.
Judith Waller, an educational director for NBC radio, urged her colleagues to look to commercial broadcasters for ideas and collaborations.