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  American Public Media - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American Public Media is the brand under which Minnesota Public Radio distributes public radio programming outside of the state of Minnesota.
Formerly, much of American Public Media's programming content was distributed by Public Radio International, which itself was formerly named American Public Radio (Network) until 01 July 1994.
The former name of PRI (American Public Radio) and the current branding of APM (American Public Media) are apparently unrelated, despite their similarity.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Public_Media   (228 words)

  
 Minnesota Public Radio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) is a regional public radio network based in the U.S. state of Minnesota that has been broadcasting since 1967.
Minnesota Public Radio first began operating the station KSJR 90.1 FM in January 1967 after being spun off from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota.
As a public radio network, MPR obtains much of the money it needs to operate by asking for donations from the listening public.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Minnesota_Public_Radio   (1733 words)

  
 Public Interactive® Press Area   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Public Interactive, Inc., was formed in 1999 with initial investment provided by Public Radio International (PRI) and a consortium of 15 public broadcasting licensees.
Public Interactive's development and operations have been financed by a combination of fees paid by clients and support from sources that include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Ford Foundation, Atlantic Philanthropies, and the PRI New Venture Revolving Fund.
American Public Media™ is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 13.5 million listeners nationwide each week.
www.publicinteractive.com /010605-c24   (1064 words)

  
 American Psychiatric Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The American Psychiatric Foundation is the charitable and educational subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association.
AMERICAN RADIOWORKS® (ARW), public radio’s largest documentary unit, is the national documentary unit of American Public Media.
American Public Media is the national production and distribution arm of Minnesota Public Radio®, one of the nation's premier public radio organizations.
www.psychfoundation.org /pr/pr_radioworks.cfm   (328 words)

  
 Religion News Service: Press Releases
Speaking of Faith is distributed by American Public Media to 115 public radio stations around the country, including eight of the top 10 radio markets.
American RadioWorks, the documentary unit of American Public Media, was also nominated for two awards in news and radio categories.
American Public Media(tm) is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.6 million listeners nationwide each week.
www.religionnews.com /press02/PR050705.html   (470 words)

  
 Classical Music Initiative from American Public Media
Thanks to a significant grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and others, American Public Media will make a substantial investment in new program strategies and new talent for the production of classical music on the radio and related technologies.
American Public Media's Classical Music Initiative is funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
And as this is a challenge grant, American Public Media is seeking funding partners to help expand the reach and effectiveness of CMI.
classicalmusicinitiative.publicradio.org   (542 words)

  
 MPR: Press Releases: Minnesota Public Radio Introduces American Public Media, New National Production and Distribution ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
American Public Media is a division of Minnesota Public Radio.
The (separate) American Public Media Group (APMG) is the nonprofit parent company of Minnesota Public Radio, Southern California Public Radio and the for-profit Greenspring Co.
Minnesota Public Radio® is a network of 35 stations serving Minnesota and the region.
access.minnesota.publicradio.org /press_releases/releases/20040629_apm.php   (738 words)

  
 American RadioWorks from American Public Media
Public documents show that from 2000 through mid-2005, Capitol Hill staffers accepted nearly 17,000 free trips worth almost $30 million.
President Bush has admitted ordering intelligence agencies to electronically spy on American citizens without court oversight since 9/11.
But unknown to most people, the government has also turned to the nation's burgeoning data industry to track millions of people in the name of homeland security.
americanradioworks.publicradio.org   (195 words)

  
 American Public Media :: Public Radio Veteran Ray Suarez Named Host for American RadioWorks, American Public Media's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
American RadioWorks (ARW) is the documentary unit of American Public Media.
American Public Media(TM) is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.1 million listeners nationwide each week.
American Public Media is the national production and distribution division of Minnesota Public Radio(R).
sev.prnewswire.com /radio/20051214/CGW05014122005-1.html   (451 words)

  
 Public & Media
The purpose of the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is to assist the public in selecting the most appropriate resource for assistance with legal problems.
A public legal education program that provides an opportunity for young people and adults to become familiarized with the Canadian legal system.
Email your name, media outlet and address to cba@bccba.org to receive a copy.
www.cba.org /BC/Public_Media/main/default.aspx   (513 words)

  
 89.3 KPCC | Press Releases | AirTalk on XM
"American Public Media is committed to ensuring public radio listeners can enjoy their favorite programs on multiple media platforms, including terrestrial radio stations, the Internet and satellite radio, " said Jon McTaggart, American Public Media chief operating officer.
American Public Media(tm) is the national production and distribution arm of Minnesota Public Radio.
KPCC is also the fastest-growing public radio station in the country, airing the signature public radio news and talk programs from NPR, along with Air Talk weekdays from 10 a.m.-noon, and Talk of the City with Kitty Felde weekdays from 2-3 p.m.
www.scpr.org /about/press_releases/2004/07/xm.html   (648 words)

  
 American Public Media(TM) Launches Word for Word(TM) June 2
Produced and distributed by American Public Media, and hosted by well-known public radio talent Melinda Penkava, Word for Word is a one-hour program that draws its content from speeches at the National Press Club, the Chautauqua Institution, the Aspen Institute, and other notable institutions.
She has worked in public radio since 1991, first at WUNC in Chapel Hill and later at National Public Radio, where she was a newscaster, reporter and hosted programs such as Talk of the Nation.
American Public Media(TM) is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.2 million listeners nationwide each week.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-02-2006/0004373253&EDATE=   (768 words)

  
 American Mavericks from American Public Media
Suzanne Vega hosts this 13-part American Public Media series that brings you the sounds and personalities of musical innovation in America during the 20th century.
American Mavericks is produced by American Public Media in association with the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas, Music Director.
Major funding for American Mavericks is provided by The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
musicmavericks.publicradio.org   (317 words)

  
 MPR: Press Releases: American Public Media to Supply Programming to New XM Satellite Radio Channel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
"American Public Media is committed to ensuring public radio listeners can enjoy their favorite programs on multiple media platforms, including terrestrial radio stations, the Internet and satellite radio," said Jon McTaggart, American Public Media chief operating officer.
Detailed information about XM Public Radio, including the programming schedule and show descriptions, will be available in mid-August on XM's Web site, www.xmradio.com/publicradio.
Minnesota Public Radio, along with its sister company Southern California Public Radio, belongs to a larger family of companies within American Public Media Group, a national nonprofit organization whose purpose is to develop resources, services and systems to support public media for public service.
access.minnesota.publicradio.org /press_releases/releases/20040729_xm.php   (564 words)

  
 Media Giraffe Database Records
In early September, 2005, American Public Media said it had lead investment in -- and controls -- the Boston-based startup, Gather.COM, which is building a content-sharing and social-networking community.
Skoler is now managing director of news at Minnesota Public Radio, where he and his team are working to create a new model for journalism – one that consistently taps the insights and expertise of the public to strengthen news coverage.
From 1988-92, Skoler was a science correspondent for National Public Radio, where he captivated listeners with a story-telling style that made everything from physics to biotechnology comprehensible.
www.mediagiraffe.org /profiles/index.php?action=profile&id=167   (581 words)

  
 American Public Media Group
APMG is a tax-exempt nonprofit parent support organization that provides administrative, financial, and human resources services to its supported organizations, Minnesota Public Radio and The Fitzgerald Theater Company, and to Southern California Public Radio, and provides financial and human resources services to its wholly owned forprofit subsidiary, Greenspring Company.
APMG operates the Public Radio MusicSource, a fundraising project for public radio stations, and the A Prairie Home Companion Catalog and The Lake Wobegon USA Store under license from MPR.
The mission of American Public Media Group is to provide significant long-term financial strength to its supported organizations.
americanpublicmediagroup.publicradio.org   (163 words)

  
 Composers Datebook: About
John is currently heard weekends on the classical music stations of Minnesota Public Radio and on Classical 24, a live 24-hour classical music service produced by American Public Media and distributed by Public Radio International.
Composers Datebook is produced by American Public Media in association with the American Composers Forum, with support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Composers Datebook was launched on March 1, 2000, by the American Composers Forum (ACF) as an independently produced, 3-minute, Monday-Friday feature that linked composers of the past with their contemporary colleagues, and offered timely information on significant premieres and performances occurring each week.
composersdatebook.publicradio.org /about   (794 words)

  
 Tides Foundation
It is broadcast by more than 325 public radio stations and heard around the world via American Forces Radio and Television Service.
American Public Media also makes the program available via World Radio Network (WRN), a direct broadcast satellite channel serving Europe, Asia and Africa.
American Public Media™ is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.7 million listeners nationwide each week.
www.commondreams.org /cgi-bin/newsprint.cgi?file=/news2005/0810-04.htm   (870 words)

  
 Native American Public Telecommunications
With the help of thirty public television stations and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the new Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium was formed to be a national organization for Native American production development, librarian and distribution house for public television and radio and the American Indian Radio On Satellite (AIROS).
NAPT continues its national mission to "support the creation, promotion and distribution of Native public media" and its work with independent radio, TV, film and media producers and artists, and provide access to national public broadcasting.
Programs accepted for public television broadcast must be closed captioned, meet public television technical standards, and be edited to standard public television lengths of 26:46, 56:46, or 1:26:46.
www.nativetelecom.org   (995 words)

  
 Word for Word from American Public Media
Broder, who is often called the "dean of American political reporters," explained why in an Aug. 24 speech at the Chautauqua Institution.
Host Melinda Penkava, a 15-year veteran of public radio, provides the crucial background information and context.
Melinda Penkava has worked in public radio since 1991, first at member station WUNC in Chapel Hill and later at NPR, where she was a newscaster, reporter and hosted programs such as Talk of the Nation.
wordforword.publicradio.org   (267 words)

  
 American Public Media: Producer and distributor of public radio programs nationwide
American Public Media: Producer and distributor of public radio programs nationwide
American Public Media is one of the nation's premier public radio producers, bringing you over 20 national public radio programs and specials.
There you will find feed information, news, program clocks, marketing support, fundraising support, and underwriting support to ensure that your broadcasts are successful.
americanpublicmedia.publicradio.org   (187 words)

  
 Literary Friendships from American Public Media
Ayelet Waldman is a public defender-turned-novelist and has published five detective thrillers in the "Mommy-Track" mystery series.
Essays on Poetry and American Culture, and most recently Disappearing Ink: Poetry at the End of Print Culture.
She is author most recently of What the Living Do and was co-editor of In the Company of My Solitude: American Writing from the AIDS Pandemic.
literaryfriendships.publicradio.org   (878 words)

  
 About Us - The Center for Public Integrity
"Power Trips: Congressional Staffers Share the Road" is the result of a year-long investigation by American Public Media reporters, Northwestern University Medill School graduate students and Center for Public Integrity staffers who analyzed 25,000 travel documents from January 2000 to June 2005, filed not only by Congress members but also by their staffs.
In looking at travel by both members of Congress and their staffers, the new "Power Trips" study finds that the lion's share of the nearly $50 million spent on trips by private sponsors was enjoyed by congressional aides, the powerful Beltway gatekeepers to Congress members who special interests want to reach.
The Center is a non-profit, non-partisan organization based in Washington, D.C. American Public Media™ is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.2 million listeners nationwide each week.
www.publicintegrity.org /about/release.aspx?aid=54   (729 words)

  
 Music & Media
Music and Media is made possible in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts
Music and Media held its inaugural meeting on January 19 and 20 in New York City.
Music and Media is a forum for broadcasters, new media producers, musicians and music industry professionals to broaden and serve audiences for the musical arts through broadcast and new media technologies.
www.musicandmedia.org   (284 words)

  
 Future Tense from American Public Media
Bolcerek, a former Silicon Valley businessman, is executive director of the Poker Players Alliance, a fast-growing political group that claims more than 100,000 members.
In his new book Convergence Culture, MIT's Henry Jenkins explores the cultural transformations caused by the collision of the old media with the new.
The director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program argues that in order for students to become more conversant in this new culture of blogs, viral video and podcasts, they must circulate their writing and other work on the Internet so it can be shared with and evaluated by others.
www.publicradio.org /columns/futuretense   (900 words)

  
 American Media and Public Life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Understanding the relationship between mass media and public life should contribute to our knowledge of contemporary American culture.
We shall examine the reciprocal nature of the relationship by seeking answers to the questions of how do media affect public life and how do public institutions use the media.
Further, we shall study the irony of the notions that the press is the bedrock of democratic freedom on the one hand and is venal and lying on the other.
www.humboldt.edu /~jae1/media.html   (330 words)

  
 Tides Foundation :: American Public Media Receives $2.1 Million From Tides Foundation for Global Sustainability Desk
American Public Media Receives $2.1 Million From Tides Foundation for Global Sustainability Desk
SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Tides Foundation (http://www.tidesfoundation.org/) today announced that its Kendeda Sustainability Fund has awarded $2.1 million to American Public Media to support expanded news coverage and programming on global sustainability and the economy.
American Public Media(TM) is the nation's second-biggest producer of public radio programs, reaching 14.7 million listeners nationwide each week.
sev.prnewswire.com /radio/20050809/SFTU01509082005-1.html   (960 words)

  
 Competitive Intelligence: The BBC: an Alternative for the American Public's Media Attention-Span
After discovering BBC programming available overnight on public broadcasting and on demand through the Internet, many of our more urbane citizenry are finding the less patronizing and far more venerable British media icon a better truth-teller than our own broadcast news sources.
The British Broadcasting Corp. can certainly relate to American media outlets in one stark way: The radio and television behemoth has been embroiled in a journalistic controversy that threatens to damage its credibility, change the way it does business and, most likely, result in the ouster of a few employees.
While American news audiences didn't see much coverage of the inquiry, the British press was full of front-page stories, loads of commentary and, in the broadcast media, reenactments of the proceedings.
www.aurorawdc.com /ci/000105.html   (1078 words)

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