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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.
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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.
The union would include 11 staffers who work on the radio program and podcast “Snap Judgment” and the podcast “Spooked.”
Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.
The “Bay Curious” book answers questions about San Francisco with the aim of appealing to locals and tourists alike.
“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?”
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.
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.
Kransy has hosted KQED’s “Forum” since 1993.
The station faces a $7.1 million budget gap and has seen a “sharp decline” in corporate sponsorship.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jo Anne Wallace, VP and GM of KQED Radio, has worked for the San Francisco station since 1990.
Pledge-free web streams have declined in popularity in recent years, but some stations still offer the option to sustainers.
KUNR in Reno, Nev., will air the morning news program.
At the PMBA Conference, KQED Chief Digital Officer Tim Olson discussed plans for a shared digital infrastructure for public media.
The morning podcast also relies on interviews with reporters for analysis of the day’s news.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the station is rebuilding lost systems and strengthening network security.
Bay Area stations have a unique role in the history of public media fundraising.