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Phil Hoffman: Public media is local
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In a changing media landscape, the future of public media is local, writes WUCF’s Phil Hoffman.
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Art Ellis: Failing out of freshman engineering got me hooked on public media
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If WHYY’s Art Ellis hadn’t failed some of his core courses in college, he may not have discovered purpose and a new direction at WRUW-FM in Cleveland.
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Brian Bull: As a journalist, I hope to spur reflection
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Reporter Brian Bull covers Native American issues and Hmong communities, aiming to “open bridges of understanding.”
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Teya Ryan: Being a stay-at-home mom prepared me to lead GPB
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Georgia Public Broadcasting CEO Teya Ryan says that leaving CNN to stay at home with her daughter helped her understand GPB’s mandate.
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Doug Mitchell: ‘Our service is to the people’
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Doug Mitchell makes a point to welcome newcomers to public media.
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Sue Schardt: Public media is a work in progress
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The CEO of the Association of Independents in Radio followed her father into broadcasting.
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PMBA conference attendees love the work and mission of public media
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At the 2017 PMBA conference in St. Louis, attendees said people in public media care about making a difference.
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Raney Aronson-Rath: It’s in my DNA to get at the nuanced truth
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Raney Aronson-Rath of “Frontline” writes of her commitment to uncovering untold stories.
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Rekha Murthy: ‘Public radio is embedded in my being’
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Murthy grew up listening to public radio and finds that even as her media choices expand, she always comes back to it.
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Attendees at PBS Annual Meeting tell us why #IAmPublicMedia
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Here’s what folks at the PBS Annual Meeting in San Diego had to say about their commitment to public media.
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“It’s a pay-it-forward mission” and other reasons why people work in public media
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We collected these expressions of support for public media at the APTS Public Media Summit.
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Tom Karlo: We need public media now more than ever
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Karlo began his career at KPBS in San Diego 44 years ago.
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Tamara Keith: “Public radio was my destiny”
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NPR correspondent Tamara Keith writes that in public radio she does work that could make a difference in the lives of listeners.
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Ernesto Aguilar: I’m a testament to public media’s transformative power
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Aguilar discovered punk rock on a community radio station and found himself coming back to listen to the news.
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NPR’s Michael Oreskes: “I’m here for the mission”
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The top news exec at NPR says he chose public media because society needs robust journalism.
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Why do people work in public media?
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This year, as Current marks the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act, we are illuminating the experiences that inspired people to choose to work in public media.