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Many stations - especially small and midsize ones - may have to choose between a new quest for podcast excellence and the old dream of becoming primary news sources for their communities. In this session, we’ll explore these tensions and address how stations might begin to prioritize rather than falling victim to the more-with-less fallacy. We’ll also look at ways to ensure station podcasts continue to put accuracy, localism, and public service first, even amid the pressures of a hyper-competitive environment that often favors a compelling narrative over the truth.

 In this session, we'll meet the leaders of KEXP, WBGO and WRTI and examine how reframing a station's organizational identity can lead to innovation and growth. 

Kathy Merritt, CPB’s SVP of Radio, Journalism and CSG Services will lead a discussion with Ideastream Public Media President and CEO Kevin Martin, WQED President and GM Deborah Acklin, and Puget Sound Public Radio (KUOW) President and GM Caryn Mathes about system collaborative efforts and new approaches to recruitment and workplace culture.

In this session, we'll talk with The Moth, Snap Judgement and The Current in Minneapolis and we'll learn how these organizations adapted to the virtual event space, what they discovered about access and audience and how this experience is informing their decisions about future events.

PRPD offers a number of ways for you to connect with public radio colleagues across geography. Join a specific format google group or sign up to join monthly format meet-up calls!