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A group of bilingual radio stations founded in the late 1970s “helped distinguish Spanish-language and bilingual broadcasting as a form of advocacy.”
Backing from a special tax-supported fund has allowed volunteer-powered stations to enhance their local programming.
The organization will work with 10 stations to combat problems shared by broadcasters throughout community radio.
The weekly show airs on 40 stations.
As broadcasters, staff and volunteers have to be intentional about presenting diverse voices without creating discord that undermines civil discussion.
By persisting against the odds, community radio stations have defied media professionals’ predictions.
The National Federation of Community Broadcasters is looking for new ways to increase revenue for community stations.
Arthur Cohen steps up to run the station while David Freedman shifts his focus to strategic planning.
• It’s Thursday, which means that fans of Serial are getting their weekly dose of podcast crack. The This American Life spinoff, which digs into the details of a 1999 Baltimore murder case, has spawned a bevy of equally obsessive commentary, including a podcast about the podcast from Slate. But the vortex of meta-analysis doesn’t end there — an English professor has started a weekly video chat with Rabia Chaudry, the lawyer who brought the murder case to the attention of Serial’s Sarah Koenig (and who is also blogging about Serial). “I am interested in exploring how new media engagement affects narrative and knowledge, and Serial presented an fertile ground in which to ask those questions,” writes Pete Rorabaugh. There’s also the Serial subreddit, which as a listener I am studiously avoiding lest I fall into a wormhole from which I cannot return. Plus, I haven’t listened to today’s episode yet.