Quick Takes
CPB grant will help stations expand investigative journalism
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American Public Media, the recipient of the grant, will help stations with training and other resources.
Programs/Content
Chris Thile tunes up for second season of ‘Prairie Home’
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The upcoming batch of episodes doubles the new host’s stage time.
People
APM retools upper ranks, WGBY gets new GM and other comings and goings
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New hires at American Public Media include an audience development SVP.
Quick Takes
APM, NPR among winners for radio, podcast and web Peabody Awards
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Other winners include “This American Life” and ProPublica.
Programs/Content
How questioning journalism’s role post-Trump got Lewis Wallace fired
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“I made a decision that was very personal, very based on my own instincts about what was right and necessary in this kind of scary political moment.”
Programs/Content
‘Marketplace’ reporter fired after post questioning objectivity in journalism
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The journalist believes public media’s standards for newsroom diversity and objective reporting are in conflict.
Programs/Content
‘Marketplace’ to recast itself as multimedia enterprise
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A new strategic plan calls for adding dozens of employees and digital ventures.
People
Even after retiring, MPR founder Bill Kling seeks to improve public radio
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Kling retired in 2011 but still has plenty to say about his field.
Programs/Content
Thile courts programmers with ‘Prairie Home’ performance at PRPD
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The new host gave a preview to program directors with a mix of new and old elements.
Programs/Content
New findings in abduction case hasten release of APM Reports podcast
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The man who kidnapped 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling nearly 27 years ago appeared in court Sept. 6 to confess his guilt.
Programs/Content
What’s Chris Thile planning? New ‘Prairie Home’ host shares vision for show
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Producer American Public Media is hoping to pull off a “Leno to Fallon” transition with the host.
Quick Takes
New APM podcast revisits unsolved case of child abduction
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The podcast debuts Sept. 13.
Quick Takes
APM, Washington Post seek submissions for new podcast on black history
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Submissions will be considered for “Historically Black,” an eight-episode weekly podcast set to launch Sept. 19.
Programs/Content
PRX announces spinoff company for new mobile listening platform
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RadioPublic will introduce apps for iOS and Android later this year.
Programs/Content
New ‘Marketplace’ podcast looks at legacy of welfare reform
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The show’s Wealth & Poverty Desk dives deep into a controversial topic.
Quick Takes
APM asks stations to help promote revamped ‘Prairie Home’
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APM hopes the program will attract new and diverse audiences.
Development
American Public Media receives its largest gift ever
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The gift will support investments in technology and music programming.
Programs/Content
Why APM’s ‘Wits’ didn’t make it
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There are lessons for everyone in public media from the rise and abrupt fall of the variety show.
Programs/Content
Minnesota Public Radio and Minnesota Orchestra open broadcast door to Cuba
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As recently as a few months ago, the idea of a U.S. orchestra and pubcaster originating a live concert broadcast from Havana would have been unthinkable.