People
LaFontaine E. Oliver named next GM of Baltimore’s WYPR
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Oliver previously led the city’s WEAA-FM from 2007–13.
Programs/Content
How design thinking gave these producers a fresh approach to local podcasts
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The producers of the podcasts We Live Here and Out of the Blocks share lessons from PRX’s Project Catapult.
Programs/Content
As Marc Steiner signs off, Baltimore loses a valuable democratic forum
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More than anything else, the longtime talk show host’s career has been dedicated to dismantling the racial divides that structure the city and its airwaves.
System/Policy
After ban, Baltimore public radio reporter is back at mayor’s press conferences
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At a press conference Wednesday, Burns returned to his usual seat near the front of the room.
System/Policy
Baltimore mayor bans WYPR reporter from press conferences
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The ban extends throughout the mayor’s term, which ends in December.
Programs/Content
How public media stations are covering police violence
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Stations in Louisiana and Minnesota, the sites of last week’s shootings, are taking varied approaches based on staff and resources.
Programs/Content
New show from Baltimore station tells city stories one block at a time
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A new show from the city’s WYPR aims to take a more nuanced look at life in Baltimore.
Programs/Content
CPB backs collaboration in Baltimore on coverage of Freddie Gray aftermath
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Two stations are working together to expand reporting on the city’s response to Gray’s death.
Programs/Content
How Baltimore public radio covered the protests
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WEAA and WYPR tried to make the most of their limited staffs and resources.