Tag: podcasts
How Chicago’s WBEZ helped fulfill a girl’s wish to create her own podcast
Five-year-old Azka Sharief “wanted to write a mystery story and read it as a podcast,” says WBEZ producer Kevin Dawson. “Of course ...How public media should read the Luminary news
Whether the on-demand audio startup succeeds or fails, it’s great news for public media, though your nerves might beg to differ. Here’s ...Aid from Apple would deliver ‘critical mass’ for NPR’s podcast analytics tool
The company has not signed on with Remote Audio Data, which can give podcast producers expanded analytics tracking their listeners' habits.With more freedom on podcasts, pubmedia producers seek middle ground on commercial tone
To answer a reader's question, we asked NPR and WBUR how they approach advertising on podcasts.For his WBEZ podcast, a storyteller shares the spotlight to profile people ‘in a big ...
“I’ve done plenty of talking about my own troubles,” Shannon Cason said on the debut episode of "The Trouble." “But I want ...New NPR tool provides richer data about podcast listening
Remote Audio Data aims to help podcast creators and advertisers better understand their audiences.KALW’s ‘The Intersection’ goes deep by staying in one place
The radio show and podcast, a finalist in Current's Local that Works contest, explores a changing San Francisco through the people and ...Futuro Media picks participants for podcast training program
The organization is training six people with no experience in public media to create podcasts.KUOW podcast engages local audience with practical tips for fighting workplace sexism
Fans of "Battle Tactics for Your Sexist Workplace" "find something in it that resonates with them, makes them feel like they are ...How Scott Carrier is navigating the plight of the lone, listener-sponsored podcaster
Producers who have left public radio to go solo as podcasters have made some outstanding work. But the work has sometimes made ...Through podcasts, kids’ shows also get more airtime on old-school radio
Podcasts give creators of kids' shows more freedom, but finding ways to play to radio's strengths can help them reach more listeners.WNYC’s ‘More Perfect’ podcast creates soundtrack for the Constitution
Contributing artists to a new compilation album include Dolly Parton, Devendra Banhart, They Might Be Giants and Kash Doll.Podcasts vs. broadcasts: an iTunes Top 200 battle
We data-dive into the iTunes Top Podcasts, pitting podcasters vs. broadcasters and pubcasters vs. their commercial colleagues.CPB extends funding for PRX, WNYC podcast projects
The $1.7 million backs efforts to help under-represented producers of podcasts network and incubate ideas.Annual fundraising study finds significant gains for both radio, TV stations
The Target Analytics State of the System report reflects growing listening to public radio news and underscores "startling" payoffs from PBS' Passport ...
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