Tag: WBEZ
The Future of Media Leadership: A Storify
Follow the conversation around the next generation of public media leaders with Current's Storify of the June 14 forum.Food shows produced for PBS, WHYY and WBEZ cited for excellence
Public broadcasters won four James Beard Foundation awards for outstanding food journalism.Pubradio contenders dominate radio division of Sigma Delta Chi Awards
Public radio reporters took all nine awards for radio reporting in this year’s Sigma Delta Chi Awards, which recognize outstanding reporting on ...Pubcasters win total of 173 regional Murrow Awards
NPR stations won 82 large-market regional Murrow Awards, while small-market pubcasters captured 91. Among all stations, WLRN in Miami topped public radio’s regional ...WBEZ turns to matchmaking in ads aimed at younger listeners
Dubbed the “2032 Membership Drive,” the station’s newest citywide marketing blitz encourages young “interesting people” to “make babies” who will grow up ...New Chicago pubTV program to include segment produced by Localore project
The project solicits questions from listeners about Chicago to investigate on-air.WBEZ’s Curious City brings its inquisitive audience into the reporting action
From exploring underground tunnels to tracking the evolution of the Chicago accent, Curious City is an unconventional spin on community-based public media ...Tavis Smiley: It’s time to start walking the walk of service to minority communities
Torey Malatia’s argument against “advocacy journalism” — leveled at Smiley & West after Chicago's WBEZ carried the program for two years — is merely ...Op-ed: WBEZ’s Malatia says public media must revitalize open, civic discourse in our communities
In a pluralistic America, public media is a central resource for promoting inclusiveness in civic engagement. This misson-based role has become even ...Smiley & West lands on two Chicago stations; town hall planned with Amy Goodman
Two commercial radio stations in Chicago have picked up the weekly Smiley & West show after it was dropped from WBEZ, the city’s public ...Punditry, audience declines cost Smiley & West stations
Tavis Smiley is defending the tone and content of his weekly public radio show Smiley & West after Chicago’s WBEZ became the latest and ...With new independent film, Ira Glass and TAL dream big
'Sleepwalk With Me,' is the program's latest (and biggest) attempt to break into the movie business.Aronson promoted at Frontline, NPR Board elections, Lapin joins Current, and more…
The promotion, announced during the Television Critics Association Press Tour last month, was widely reported as an indication that Aronson will succeed ...Carole Nolan, led WBEZ’s bid for independence
Carole Nolan, who founded WBEZ-FM in Chicago at a time when few women held top management jobs in public broadcasting, died July ...NPR hires two reporters, WXXI news director rappels down 21 stories, and more…
Leila Fadel, Cairo bureau chief for the Washington Post, signs on as NPR’s Cairo-based correspondent in July. She covered the Iraq War for almost ...
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