On April 25, 2024, Public Media Company co-hosted the following webinar with Public Media Content Collective. You can watch it here or download the slides. Email Alison Scholly (alison@publicmedia.co) with questions or comments. Breaking the Mix: Navigating the Move to Single-Format Radio It’s no secret that single-format stations typically outperform those with a mixed format of news and music. By maintaining a consistent, continuous programming...
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We want to thank our many friends and partners who took time to complete Public Media Company’s March 2024 field survey. We received responses from an array of public and nonprofit media organizations, as well as support organizations and funders. Your responses are incredibly helpful and give us valuable insight into the issues that are impacting local media organizations’ businesses models and services to...
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On March 6, 2024, Public Media Company hosted the following webinar. You can watch it here, or download the slides. Email Carlos Barrionuevo (carlos@publicmedia.co) and Evran Kavlak (evran@publicmedia.co) with questions or comments. Navigating the Future: A Practical Approach to Multi-Year Planning As a public media executive, you’re bombarded with news and information about media trends and audience engagement, but it’s not always clear how...
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Local public media organizations demonstrated a remarkable resilience in recovering from the negative financial impacts of the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to our analysis of recently released data from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Looking at Annual Financial Report (AFR) data for all public radio and TV stations that have consistently reported their numbers to CPB over the past decade,...
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On December 7, 2023, Public Media Company hosted the following webinar. You can watch it here, or download the slides. Email Steve Holmes (steve@publicmedia.co) with questions or comments. Practical Strategic Planning for Public Media Organizations Navigating change is an increasingly vital challenge for public media organizations. Strategic planning helps clarify the way forward and identify what matters most for future success, and we’ve been...
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On September 21, 2023, Public Media Company hosted the following webinar. You can watch it here, or download the slides. Email Carlos Barrionuevo (carlos@publicmedia.co) with questions or comments. Broadband & $42 Billion: What It Means for Public Media $42 billion in federal dollars are now being deployed to ensure that every household in America is connected to high-speed broadband. What does this mean for...
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Public Media: The Foundation of Local Music Ecosystems Local news has been getting a lot of attention in recent days with the announcement of a $500 million fund to revitalize local news through the Press Forward initiative. Local news ecosystems are essential to our democracy and need new investment but let’s also not forget that music plays a critical role in connecting people in...
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What are your goals for Public Media Company? If I had a dollar for every time that I’ve been asked that question, I would donate it all back to Public Media Company. In my first two months in this role, I have been truly inspired by what I’ve learned about this organization, the team, our board and supporters, and the invaluable work that PMC...
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Public Media Company’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Tim Isgitt has been named CEO of Public Media Company. Isgitt is a visionary leader whose career spans more than 25 years as a public servant and advocate for public and independent media. Serving as an independent consultant, Isgitt supported many nonprofit and philanthropic organizations on strategy, business, and program development. He was...
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On May 11, 2023, Public Media Company hosted the following webinar. You can watch it here, or download the slides. Email Alison Scholly (alison@publicmedia.co) with questions or comments. Future of Public Media, Newspapers and Local News: Case Studies from Maine and Central Pennsylvania PMC Webinar deck Future of Public Media Newspapers and Local News | Click here for the presentation video What’s the state...
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