Tag: Radio programs
WGBH-FM clears more airtime for Boston Public Radio
In a move to bolster its local news footprint and audience, Boston’s WGBH is adding a third hour to Boston Public Radio, which in April ...This American Life departure highlights competitive challenge for pubradio satellite system
The expanding portfolio of Public Radio Exchange, the Internet-based distribution platform, has prompted some public radio insiders to question whether NPR’s Public ...University delays launch of GPB Radio service on Atlanta’s WRAS-FM
A channel-sharing agreement between Georgia Public Broadcasting and Georgia State University’s student-run radio station WRAS-FM that had been set to start last ...Pesca — and his opinions — find forum in Slate podcast
Mike Pesca has the next hit public radio show, and it’s not on public radio. That’s a problem.Radio Diaries turns to Kickstarter to boost podcast, productions
The production company Radio Diaries, whose stories often appear on This American Life and NPR’s newsmagazines, is aiming to raise $40,000 in a Kickstarter ...Pubcasting programs spark anthology of ‘Poetic Responses’
While public broadcasting covers poets and their work, a new anthology may be the first book of poems inspired by public media ...NPR cancels ‘Tell Me More’, cuts 28 staff positions
A mandate for a balanced budget and a drive to reduce its production commitments spurred NPR to cancel Tell Me More, one of the ...This American Life opts for self-distribution, with PRX as pipeline to stations
The producers of public radio’s This American Life will take over distribution of their show starting July 1, using Public Radio Exchange to deliver ...NPR will cancel ‘Tell Me More’, eliminate 28 jobs to balance budget
An updated version of this article was posted May 28. NPR announced today that it will cancel Tell Me More, its weekday midday show ...Show asking The Really Big Questions brings Dean Olsher back to radio
Most people don’t take time to discuss what makes us human, but this public radio show wants listeners to stop and think.An option for This American Life, self-distribution dwindles among public radio producers
After This American Life parts with longtime distributor Public Radio International July 1, it could become public radio’s most widely carried show without a ...Show producers at WNYC turn to digital platforms to add fresh voices, engage younger audiences
New blogs and podcasts have boosted web traffic and social media buzz for Studio 360 and On the Media.‘To the Best of Our Knowledge’, a weekend staple from Wisconsin, gets makeover
A host's departure led to an overhaul of the long-running show and competition among producers for the vacant seat.Stirring musical piece blooms from Sendak’s words on Fresh Air
Author Maurice Sendak may be gone, but his final interview on public radio’s Fresh Air will live on through a unique choral composition.WFMT hits one-day pledge drive record using only music from one CD
WFMT-FM in Chicago racked up 700 pledges in a six-hour period relying solely on listeners’ reactions to recorded performances of a Vera ...
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