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A spokesperson for the station’s licensee said in a statement that the leadership change “represents the first step toward resetting the direction and operation of the station to more closely align with the mission and values of the university.”
“We felt a need and a desire for people to know and understand more deeply how you can tell the news you’re getting is from a reputable source, but even going deeper than that, to understand the profession of journalism and why it’s important for democracy.”
Don Marsh left the station last month after 13 years of hosting “St. Louis on the Air.”
The producers of the podcasts We Live Here and Out of the Blocks share lessons from PRX’s Project Catapult.
Participants question the structure and leadership of a collaborative reporting project on race, ethnicity and culture that aims to bring more people of color into local newsrooms.
As more consumers buy smart speakers, stations are beginning to explore how they might reach new audiences with the technology.
The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.
Seven full-time staffers at KMST in Rolla, Mo., were laid off this week.
Two winning reports aired on public radio’s “Reveal” and “Marketplace.”
Stations in Louisiana and Minnesota, the sites of last week’s shootings, are taking varied approaches based on staff and resources.
Having a well-established brand behind you doesn’t hurt, says NPR’s Kelly McEvers.
Panelists at the Public Radio News Directors Inc. conference shared tips on recruiting and retaining people of color.
The trend could affect revenue for NPR and its member stations.
Curren has been CPB’s c.o.o. since 2006.
Two new podcasts launch about issues of race at St. Louis Public Radio and Michigan Radio.
The circuit attorney for St. Louis will drop a subpoena that had sought audio and video recorded by station reporters during a contentious City Hall meeting in January.
Plus: grants, HD Radio and public radio in classrooms.
St. Louis Public Radio received a subpoena Jan. 29 from the St. Louis circuit attorney for “all raw and aired video and audio footage” from a local meeting it reported on that turned chaotic. The radio station was reporting on a Jan.
Plus: A producer needs her mic back, and Splendid Table gets pranked.
Plus: WNET goes deep on poverty, and a jazz radio legend has died.