System/Policy
San Francisco’s KQED eliminates 34 positions
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The station is also ending its podcast “Rightnowish.”
Programs/Content
‘On Our Watch’ investigates misconduct in California’s New Folsom prison
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The podcast’s second season focuses on whistleblowers who “went against the code of silence,” says Julie Small, criminal justice reporter at KQED.
Tech
KQED launches project to share digital news among California partners
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The station is trying to address the “really hard problem” of how local news organizations “get more reach, get more audience, get more money to pay for the good work they do,” says KQED’s Tim Olson.
Programs/Content
KQED’s ‘Forum’ extends on-air community with Discord server
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The call-in show has attracted about 800 users to the social platform and hopes to help other stations with their own efforts.
Programs/Content
‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’ staff announce intent to unionize at KQED
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The union would include 11 staffers who work on the radio program and podcast “Snap Judgment” and the podcast “Spooked.”
Programs/Content
KQED acquires ‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’
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Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.
Programs/Content
Episodes become entries in KQED’s new book based on podcast
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The “Bay Curious” book answers questions about San Francisco with the aim of appealing to locals and tourists alike.
Local that Works
How KQED is forging new bonds with Latinx audiences
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“KQED is one of the biggest public media organizations in the U.S., and we understand that there are a lot of folks who have eyes on it as viewers or listeners or people who observe the work that we’re doing. How do we create a sense of place with these audiences to engage with them and become more relevant to their needs?”
System/Policy
KQED closes $140M capital campaign, maps next steps for creating ‘sense of belonging’ in renovated headquarters
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Some employees have returned to work in the state-of-the-art facility, but plans for a full reopening have been delayed until next year.
Tech
How KQED is using AI to explore the future of news audio
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In partnership with Google, KQED and an AI-services provider ran tests to determine how to reduce errors in news audio transcripts and, ultimately, make radio news audio more findable.
People
Longtime KQED host Michael Krasny announces retirement
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Kransy has hosted KQED’s “Forum” since 1993.
System/Policy
KQED lays off 20 staffers as federal aid dries up
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The station faces a $7.1 million budget gap and has seen a “sharp decline” in corporate sponsorship.
Programs/Content
California stations create at-home learning service that aims to bridge digital divide
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A plan to provide over-the-air programming to students who lack internet access has emerged as a model for public TV stations across the country.
System/Policy
KQED renovation aims to create state-of-the-art ‘people’s station’
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The San Francisco public broadcaster’s expanded and redesigned headquarters will operate as a public square where there is “civil as well as civic engagement,” said President Michael Isip.
People
John Boland: ‘It is the local connections that matter most’
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Regardless of the role you play in a public media organization, “always remember that it is all about serving the needs of the people in your community,” says the retired CEO of San Francisco’s KQED.
Programs/Content
KQED to study how to reach and engage millennials with science media
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The station’s science team teamed up with science communications experts on a three-year, $3 million research project backed by the National Science Foundation.
People
Wallace to retire from KQED, NPR promotes Charney and other comings and goings
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Jo Anne Wallace, VP and GM of KQED Radio, has worked for the San Francisco station since 1990.
Development
Ohio station gives listeners a way to escape pledge drive
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Pledge-free web streams have declined in popularity in recent years, but some stations still offer the option to sustainers.
Quick Takes
KQED’s ‘California Report’ crosses border
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KUNR in Reno, Nev., will air the morning news program.
Tech
Digital team narrows search for developer of universal pubmedia sign-in
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At the PMBA Conference, KQED Chief Digital Officer Tim Olson discussed plans for a shared digital infrastructure for public media.