Tag: American Public Media
What’s Chris Thile planning? New ‘Prairie Home’ host shares vision for show
Producer American Public Media is hoping to pull off a “Leno to Fallon” transition with the host.New APM podcast revisits unsolved case of child abduction
The podcast debuts Sept. 13.APM, Washington Post seek submissions for new podcast on black history
Submissions will be considered for “Historically Black,” an eight-episode weekly podcast set to launch Sept. 19.PRX announces spinoff company for new mobile listening platform
RadioPublic will introduce apps for iOS and Android later this year.New ‘Marketplace’ podcast looks at legacy of welfare reform
The show’s Wealth & Poverty Desk dives deep into a controversial topic.PRX to take over ‘On Being’ distribution
The change takes effect this summer.APM asks stations to help promote revamped ‘Prairie Home’
APM hopes the program will attract new and diverse audiences.American Public Media receives its largest gift ever
The gift will support investments in technology and music programming.Why APM’s ‘Wits’ didn’t make it
There are lessons for everyone in public media from the rise and abrupt fall of the variety show.Minnesota Public Radio and Minnesota Orchestra open broadcast door to Cuba
As recently as a few months ago, the idea of a U.S. orchestra and pubcaster originating a live concert broadcast from Havana ...Marketplace team takes ‘really deep dive’ into neighborhood roiled by gentrification
To report its special series on the economic forces and societal changes of gentrification, Marketplace embedded a team of journalists in one of ...Public Radio Satellite System adopts new standard for audio levels
The Public Radio Satellite System adopted standards Thursday intended to normalize audio levels among the programs it distributes to stations. PRSS adopted an ...BBC crafts module to take advantage of NPR clock changes
Responding to an opening created by changes to the clock for NPR’s Morning Edition, the BBC is rolling out a 90-second news module for insertion ...Wednesday roundup: Ashbrook takes leave; BBC offers new morning module
Plus: Texas Tribune looks to the next five years, and the FCC fines a Massachusetts college.Chicago’s WFMT picks up distribution of Carnegie Hall Live
PORTLAND, Ore. — Chicago’s WFMT announced Wednesday a deal with New York–based WQXR to distribute the 2014 season of Carnegie Hall Live. Entering its ...
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