American Public Media is a gold-level sponsor of PRPD and PMJA’s joint 4-day virtual summit, Let’s Go Live! We encourage you to seek out APM sessions and activities. Below is a comprehensive list of how you can hear from APM programs and employees:

Opening Session — Building an Inclusive Public Media

Monday, September 21, 11:00 a.m. (ET)
Panelists: Celeste Headlee, host & author; Duchesne Drew, President of Minnesota Public Radio; and Tanzina Vega, host of The Takeaway

Our country is experiencing yet another cultural reckoning as systemic racism and social injustice becomes apparent in our most entrenched systems. As our society struggles to rise to this moment, public media is looking in the mirror and recognizing our own institutional biases. It is time to challenge our own assumptions about our charge as noncommercial education media outlets. Who do we serve and whose vision is driving our most important decisions as an industry? What role can we play in reaching out to a broader audience that includes as much of America as possible? For our opening session, PRPD and PMJA invite a group of people of color to share their vision of what public media can accomplish if we truly commit ourselves to inclusivity and equity.

Covering the COVID Election with Reveal

Monday, September 21, 11:00 a.m. (ET)
Moderator: Sumi Aggarawal, Director of Collaborations, Reveal

We’ve all heard stories of how unprepared elections officials and the U.S. Postal Service are for the 2020 election in light of all the COVID-19 restrictions and concerns. Reveal, APM Reports and several local stations launched a collaboration to uncover the deeper fault lines in the voting system and the orchestrated attempts to suppress the vote. Join us to see how the collaboration is playing out just weeks before the election and get a preview of some of our findings.

Radio Trivia Happy Hour — Sponsored by APM

Tuesday, September 22, 5:15 p.m. (ET)
Join us for a digital happy hour where we’ll dive deep into radio-related trivia with trivia masters, Trivia Mafia.

Responsive On-Air Fundraising

Tuesday, September 22, 12:00 p.m. (ET)
Presenters: Mike Wallace, President, Public Radio Revenue; and Lindsay Kimball, Director of Regional Membership at MPR and Host at The Current

Whether we’re in a pandemic or not, being responsive to what’s going on around us during an on-air fundraiser is vitally important — and it’s easier than you might think! Join us for practical tips and real-world examples of stations who put the news and music first during their on-air fundraising campaigns.

Super Practical Tips for Editing Scripts

Wednesday, Sept 23, 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Panelists: Korva Coleman, newscaster and cross-platform breaking news writer, NPR; Phyllis Fletcher, senior editor, APM Studios; and Rachel Osier Lindley, senior editor, The Texas Newsroom

Quick! You have a newscast in ten minutes. How can you best fact check your copy? Or you’re editing a feature that has to be on the air ASAP. In this session, experienced editors will show you how to get the most out of edits on deadline and share best practices they’ve learned for making stories sing. If you want to get in the weeds on script editing, this session is for you.

Closing Session — Don’t Lose This Moment

Thursday, September 24, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Panelists: Angela Davis, Host of MPR News; Jordan Lee, Program Director, Radio Milwaukee; and Pallavi Gogoi, Chief Business Editor, NPR

You joined our opening session to hear from three leaders about their vision for public media’s future. Now, we’ve asked three additional leaders to build on what we all heard at that opening session. What is the vision moving forward? How can we capitalize on this moment in history and make our entire system better? As we leave this virtual gathering of public media news and content leaders, we hope this session will empower you as you return to your stations.

APM Run Club

Run, walk, jog or bike with your public radio colleagues during Let’s Go Live! Join virtually with #apmrunclub.