A free Equimedia Advisors white paper
Reclaiming Local
in Public Media
A return to educational roots and community service across generations.
Before there was PBS or NPR, educators and communities were using broadcasting to bring learning beyond the classroom. What can those beginnings teach us about the choices facing public media today?
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An introduction for some. A reminder for others.
A shared history.
A local future.
This paper is for newer employees and longtime public media veterans, including the leaders and boards making consequential choices about their stations.
It follows early educational broadcasting, examines the original Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, and makes the case for learning across generations, dependable local service, and national partnerships that strengthen stations’ relationships with their communities.