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Wichita is a ”big little city with real issues and ambitions,” says Sarah Jane Crespo. She created events where listeners learn about and discuss issues affecting the city.
Stations and nonprofit news organizations have submitted more than 300 projects to our Local That Works competitions. See what they’ve been up to and steal their ideas.
The Detroit station’s “Framed” series aims to “reflect the lives of the people we’re here to serve.”
Learn about creative local projects from three stations, then enter our contest.
The station’s Community Voices project has made its programming more diverse while also helping to grow revenue.
The winner of Current’s Local That Works contest, Alaska Public Media’s “Community in Unity” events tackled topics including racism, immigration and incarceration.
The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current’s Local That Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and institutions that intersect at street corners.
Text 413 Families brings innovative educational experiences to parents’ fingertips.
Alaska Public Media’s “Community in Unity” initiative aims to “get people who wouldn’t normally interact in the same room.”