System/Policy
APM/MPR eliminates 28 positions, ends ‘Live From Here’
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The organization is also ending the podcast “The Hilarious World of Depression.”
Programs/Content
WNYC, MPR call-in show gauges nation’s response to police protests
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The program aired on 342 stations across the country.
System/Policy
APM, MPR initiate staff reductions by offering voluntary buyouts, furloughs
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About two dozen staffers have agreed to separate from the organization or take furloughs.
People
APMG hires new president of Minnesota Public Radio
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Drew will be the first permanent president of MPR.
Programs/Content
MPR’s ‘Flyover’ returns to explore political transformations in the Midwest
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The new season of the live call-in show will focus on the Midwestern counties that swung from blue to red in 2016.
Programs/Content
New MPR-backed site hopes to be ‘one-stop shop for all things immigrant’
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Support from Minnesota Public Radio is enabling a website covering the state’s immigrant communities to expand into a full-time venture for its founder.
Programs/Content
APM eliminates three jobs from ‘Live from Here’ as it plans ‘new experiences’ for listeners
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Three longtime “A Prairie Home Companion” employees lost their jobs.
Development
Competing interests seen as likely dealbreaker for national fund drive
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Several public media fundraisers take on a question submitted for our Currently Curious series: Why don’t public broadcasters coordinate on a national pledge drive?
Programs/Content
New five-year APMG initiative aims to unpack stigma surrounding mental illness
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APMG is recruiting a full-time mental health reporter and will integrate coverage of mental health issues into podcasts and on its music stations.