The conference is so important as it drops you into the industry, and more importantly allows you to understand where Public Radio is going and what are the pressing issues. It’s even more important for networking, and attending the pre-conference literally sets up a graduating class of contacts which is just priceless as a resource, but also as a support group.
I joined because – as a new GM who also has PD responsibilities – I needed all the resources I could get!
I find PRPD training to be invaluable. Beyond the training you get from PD workshop which I personally learned so much from and encourage everyone else to take, the availability to learn about something new every year at the conference is necessary and fun. I need the ability to learn what other stations are doing, and I look forward to the conference every year because I find it reinvigorates me to see my colleagues face to face.
I transitioned to public media in 2017 after a long career in for-profit digital and print news organizations. During my first year, I went to a lot of public media conferences and used the services of several public media organizations. None was more valuable to me than PRPD. The conference, the PD workshop, the network I built through PRPD have all been been indispensable to me as I entered unfamiliar territory. I’ve taken a lot of the best practices I've learned and implemented them in my newsroom. I am grateful to have PRPD and its network as an ongoing resource.
Classical KING-FM just completed a study with WRTI, WQXR and KUCO of people of color with the goal of making classical radio more inviting to multicultural audiences. On Thursday, April 27, 2023 the PRPD Classical Format Group was joined by Brenda Barnes, CEO of Classical KING and Bill Johnson, GM of WRTI to discuss this unique study and its findings.
View the recording of the meeting and read the full report.
PRPD’s new dues structure includes 10 tiers. Members will be placed into tiers based on their NFFS for CPB qualified stations or their prior year’s budget for institutions, organizations, and non-CPB qualified stations.
In the fall of 2022, the PRPD Board of Directors adopted a new strategic plan that lays out a path for this respected organization to help us thrive long into the future. Since the plan was adopted, things have been moving forward behind the scenes and now it's time to introduce this plan to the world. There are some exciting new developments you'll want to know about. Watch this webinar and read through the full plan to learn about the pillars of the strategic plan and what it means for YOU!