APM at PRPD
American Public Media is a sponsor of PRPD 2021 virtual conference, Redefining Public Media. We encourage you to seek out APM sessions and activities. Below is a comprehensive list of how you can hear from APM programs and colleagues.
APM Exhibitor Booth
Staffed 3:00-3:30 p.m. ET each day
Join us in our Video Room daily to meet with Station Reps, discuss programming, share ideas and more.
Events in a Virtual World
Monday, September 13, 1:00 p.m. ET
Live events are a mainstay of public media stations. They’re a great way to engage audience, donors and funders and for your fans to see and meet their favorite artists and radio personalities. When in-person gatherings were shut down last year due to the pandemic, many were forced to pivot quickly as they developed new partnerships, opportunities and gatherings in the virtual space. In this session, we’ll talk with The Moth and APM | MPR 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.
Trivia Mafia Virtual Happy Hour with APM
Monday, September 13, 5:00-6:30 p.m. ET
American Public Media invites you to join your friends and colleagues in a radio-based trivia contest hosted by Trivia Mafia. If you missed our Trivia Mafia contest last year, you have another chance to show off your knowledge! Join us for a fresh batch of enjoyably and challenging questions about all kinds of topics related to radio.
On Point Networking Break
Tuesday, September 14, 12:30-1:00 p.m. ET
Join us in the Networking Lounge for a chance to meet, mix and mingle with the team from On Point. Based in Boston, Meghna Chakrabarti has been a mainstay on the WBUR airwaves for more than a decade as a host of various acclaimed programs. A former fellow at the Metcalf Institute for Environmental Reporting, Chakrabarti holds bachelor’s degrees in civil and environmental engineering from Oregon State University, a master’s degree in environmental science and risk management from Harvard University, and an MBA with honors from Boston University. She is the mother of two bright sparks, and the lucky spouse of a wise and patient man.
A Transformation Story: Considerations from the BBC’s journey to reshape its public service
Wednesday, September 15 at 1:00 p.m. ET
This year’s PRPD theme is “Redefining Public Media,” and the BBC is currently in the midst of redefining itself. Last March, the BBC revealed ambitious plans for the biggest transformation in decades. By 2027-2028, the BBC will expand its creative and journalistic center away from London to cement their commitment of better reflecting, representing, and serving all parts of the country. According to Tim Davie, BBC Director-General, “these [modernization] plans will get us closer to audiences, create jobs and investment, and develop and nurture new talent.” Sound familiar? While this session will focus on the changes at the BBC, lines can be drawn to similar work being done by public radio stations. Please join APM for this session, where BBC Newshour presenter Razia Iqbal will interview Jon Zilkha, Senior Project Director News Group and incoming News Controller for BBC World Service English about this work. Jon will provide a brief overview of the BBC’s transformative work, considerations for approaching such broad-scale work, implications for content, and other challenges (and success) faced along the way.