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Crowdsourced climate-reporting project iSeeChange aims to expand with new...

Partnerships with NASA and a research initiative in Northern California will take iSeeChange beyond its roots in Colorado.

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New podcast network from APM includes six new shows

Infinite Guest, a new podcast network from American Public Media, brings together feeds of broadcast programs, existing podcasts and new shows in an effort to build a digital following for audio...

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William Greaves, documentary filmmaker and Black Journal EP, dies at 87

William Greaves, a documentary filmmaker and executive producer and co-host of a pioneering public TV show for African-Americans, died Monday at his home in Manhattan, according to the New York Times....

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Friends group of Miami’s WLRN fires CEO Victor Kendall

Kendall had been with the organization since June 2012.

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Thursday roundup: Charlie Rose makes for healthier viewing; Sagal opens up on...

Plus: Jesse Thorn discusses the businesses of podcasting and radio, and a blogger argues for the greatness of Ken Burns.

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Times Square’s unlicensed Elmos spell headaches for Sesame Workshop

Unruly street performers have prompted the children's TV producer to consider legal action and a city councilman to propose a new law.

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NPR adds social components, stand-alone site to Local Stories Project

After launching with one station in 2011, the social media–driven project now has 36 participating stations.

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Plane crash claims lives of two WXXI board members, major donors

Two major donors and board members of Rochester, N.Y., dual licensee WXXI died Sept. 5 after their plane crashed in the ocean off the coast of Jamaica. Both were 68. Larry and Jane Glazer, major...

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Tuesday roundup: Alex Blumberg records his start-up; Personal Audio prepares...

Plus: PBS is added to Amazon Fire TV, and NPR's Bob Boilen shares concert tips.

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AFI honors Stanley Nelson, public TV’s ‘filmmaker of black experience’

Though Nelson didn’t particularly take to that title.

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CBC, PRI hope to leave past behind as Shad settles into host chair at ‘q’

With a new voice and lower-case title, the Canadian network is updating its most popular export to the U.S.

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Spiegel: New ‘Invisibilia’ season won’t premiere until at least spring 2016

“Doing these kinds of shows takes a really long time,” said the show’s co-creator.

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For first time, podcasts beat traditional radio at Third Coast awards

The Radiotopia podcast collective made the biggest splash, taking home three awards.

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‘American Masters’ pursues Latino audiences with events, social media efforts

The push centered on a documentary about influential photographer Pedro E. Guerrero.

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As Philadelphia newspapers turn to nonprofits, who is ‘public media’?

The arrival of a new institute expands the city’s “vibrant economy” of publicly supported journalism.

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What’s Chris Thile planning? New ‘Prairie Home’ host shares vision for show

Producer American Public Media is hoping to pull off a “Leno to Fallon” transition with the host.

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Shell-shocked by Trump win, public radio’s politics all-stars share thoughts...

“How can we do the job of reporting truth without being dismissed as polemicists?” asked moderator Bob Garfield.

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Personal narratives about mothers make strong showing at Third Coast Awards

The Gold Award went to “Mariya,” a personal narrative by writer Mariya Karimjee from Radiotopia podcast The Heart.

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‘Radio Ambulante’ joins NPR distribution as network’s first Spanish-language...

The show’s reporters will contribute to other NPR programs as well.

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Money, politics become catalysts for audio at Third Coast 2016 audio conference

As companies like Audible throw more resources into podcasts, radio producers are wrestling with what modern America sounds like.

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