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News/Talk Monthly: September 2024

The Splendid Table

Get those questions ready! Francis and friends will be taking your kitchen questions all fall including questions for Turkey Confidential! Record a question on your phone using your voice memo app and send it to us at contact@splendidtable.org or leave a voice message at 800-537-5252.

Feel free to copy and share this call for questions with your staff and listeners.

Marketplace

21 Questions with David Brancaccio
Learn some fun facts about Marketplace Morning Report host, David Brancaccio!

How We Survive
Kai Ryssdal will host the new season of the podcast “How We Survive” which launches Sept. 11th exploring what the military is doing to adapt to climate change. Excerpts of the series will air on Marketplace during the season, with the first airing in mid-September.

The Economics of Being Single Panel with Kimberly Adams
Kimberly Adams, co-host of “Make Me Smart” is heading to Denver, Colorado (Colorado Public Radio) on September 23rd for a live show on the Economics of Being Single. In her panel she will speak about the financial challenges of being single and what some wished others knew about being single. Listeners get a chance to submit their questions and may have their video featured at the event!

Marketplace Morning Report
David Brancaccio is on the West Coast this month working on two new reporting projects including Tricks of the Trade where he’ll be paying visits to the wild places known as markets. There, he’ll learn from deal-hardened veterans with long experience about the world of face-to-face human commerce. He’ll visit wholesale car markets, diamond markets, even job markets where people with skills connect with people looking to hire.

Marketplace Tech
Marketplace Tech closed out August on a high with its best performing Tech Bytes episode to date. What Telegram’s CEO’s Arrest Means for Tech has nine thousand views and counting. It’s a great milestone for the show’s video-first segment which began last October.

The limited series Decoding Democracy is back with senior Washington correspondent Kimberly Adams. This season she’ll talk to experts about what online misinformation narratives have emerged in this election cycle and what voters need to keep in mind before Voting Day.

The Daily

Election Coverage
The Daily has focused its energies on the 2024 election including robust coverage of both conventions, Biden’s decision to withdraw, and the launch of the Harris campaign. They sent muscular teams to both the RNC and DNC, along with a host. The result was lively and sophisticated coverage that traced the arc of each week and highlighted the analysis and context available from the NYT newsroom.

In the coming months, they’ll continue that focus with news-oriented episodes — breaking down NYT polling, discussing the debates, covering both campaigns. They ‘re also planning episodes on key issues, such as housing and immigration; companion pieces that explore those episodes through the eyes and voices of voters and partnering with the newsroom on macro issues such as voting access/infrastructure and mis and disinformation.

Staff News
Paige Cowett, a long-time editor, and deputy editor has been promoted to editor of the program. Paige has been with the show since its earliest days and has produced some of its most memorable episodes. She — like so many of the team — began her career in public radio, as a reporter and producer at WNYC. Paige will fill the position after Lisa Chow’s tremendous and meaningful tenure in that role. Lisa will remain with the show — she’s just shifting her focus to making episodes.

The Daily also welcomes Maria Byrne and Chris Haxel to the team. Maria is currently the supervising editor of The Journal from the WSJ, and before that had a long and decorated career at the BBC. Chris joins us from APM Reports. Previously, he worked on longform audio from NPR’s investigations team — including the series No Compromise, which he hosted and reported, and for which he won a Pulitzer.

Coming in September: The Breakthrough of ’48: When Civil Rights Won the White House

A new special from MPR News
Air window: September 26 – November 6, 2024
Length: One hour

During this historic presidential election season — when issues of race and states’ rights are prominent themes — comes a compelling radio program of national significance: “The Breakthrough of ’48: When Civil Rights Won the White House.”

At the 1948 Democratic National Convention, Minneapolis Mayor Hubert Humphrey demanded that his party “walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights.” Southern Democrats defected, creating their own Dixiecrat Party. But President Harry Truman ran for re-election as the candidate of civil rights, and his dramatic victory set the stage for the landmark civil rights laws of the 1960s.

Based on veteran journalist Samuel Freedman’s celebrated new book, “Into the Bright Sunshine,” this documentary uses first-person interviews and compelling archival audio to recall a pivotal moment in American history that remains relevant and revealing today.

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BBC World Service

Three Cities, Three Programs & Three Partners: The BBC US Roadshow
The BBC World Service will be touring the United States in September, bringing audiences live programming from Atlanta (WABE), Portland (OPB) and St. Louis (STLPR).

In the lead up to the US election, and working with partner stations across the US, The Roadshow will feature special broadcasts from NewshourThe Arts Hour on Tour and Unexpected Elements. The roadshow is a partnership between BBC World Service and American Public Media.

Gwenan Roberts, Commissioning Editor, BBC World Service, says: “We are thrilled to announce The Roadshow where we will bring three beloved BBC World Service programmes on a tour of the US, in what is a critical time for the country as it prepares to head to the polls in November.”

“We’ll be taking the temperature of all facets of life in the country by being at the heart of the action and demonstrating the breadth of World Service content across news, culture and science programming.”

Learn more about The Roadshow here.


APM Presents: September Specials

New for September

Continuing in September

For our full list of specials please visit our APM Presents homepage.


Reporting from Marketplace and APM Research Tailored to your Market

It’s not too late to get script-ready analysis of the national monthly jobs and unemployment report tailored to your market for use as web stories, on social media and on-air– just let your Station Relations Rep know and we’ll introduce you to “MERLEN” Marketplace Easily Reportable Localized Economic Numbers, a collaboration by APM Research LabMarketplace and APM Distribution.

Our beta group for this project includes KNOW, KCFR, KPCC/LAist, WGCU, WFDD and WVXU. We’re thrilled to contribute to local reporting in this way and hope to expand the program to include YOU!


Welcome Additions

  • WCBU (Peoria, IL) – BBC Newshour
  • WGLT (Bloomington, IL) – BBC Newshour
  • WCMU (Mt Pleasant, MI) – BBC Climate Watch
  • KVPR (Fresno, CA) – BBC Unexpected Elements

2024 Fall Fundraising Package

It’s fall member drive time again and we have a new batch of fundraising assets available for you to use. If you don’t find what you need below, please submit a custom request.

This year’s fall 2024 fundraising tools include:

  • BBC Newshour – new feature segments for pitching around the program
  • The Daily – two new evergreen episodes for use in pledge drives.
  • Performance Today – new promos and long-form, in-studio segments.
  • On Point – 7 new promos voiced by Meghna Chakrabarti
  • The Splendid Table – new fundraising episode hosted by Francis Lam

All assets are available now on ContentDepot. Subscribe to the fundraising program pages today and receive all future updates for each program. Visit the ‘Episodes’ section of the pages below to download the new promos.

We are aware of the changes coming to ContentDepot tomorrow that will allow these assets to be consolidated on the program pages. APM will take a look at the new functionality and will communicate any migration of these assets at a future date.

Check out the links below, and if you have any questions please reach out to your station relations representative.

News

BBC World Service

  • 8 new featured BBC Newshour segments

Marketplace

  • 6 new promos voiced by Kai Ryssdal

Marketplace Morning Report

  • 6 new promos voiced by David Brancaccio

Marketplace Tech

  • 4 promos voiced by Meghan McCarty Carino

The Daily

  • 4 new promos voiced by Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise
  • 2 shortened evergreen episodes (including promos) to pitch around

On Point

  • 7 new promos voiced by Meghna Chakrabarti

Classical

Classical 24

  • 7 new promos voiced by hosts Valerie Kahler, Lynne Warfel, Scott Blankenship, Steve Seel, Jillene Khan and Kevin O’Connor

Performance Today

  • 4 new promos voiced by Fred Child
  • 4 long in-studio segments (11:00-14:00) with guest artists

Pipedreams

  • 5 new promos voiced by Michael Barone

SymphonyCast

  • 5 new promos voiced by Steve Seel

Arts & Culture

The Splendid Table

  • 1 new, fundraising episode

We welcome your fundraising questions and feedback! Please contact your Station Relations Representative.

Turkey Confidential Updates for 2021

Turkey Confidential is The Splendid Table’s annual Thanksgiving show. Francis Lam takes pre-recorded calls and comes to the rescue of Thanksgiving cooks, kitchen helpers, and dinner guests during the biggest cooking day of the year.

As in 2020, the program for 2021 will be file based – the show will be fed “live” at noon ET, though files will be available 1-2 days prior to Thanksgiving Day if stations prefer to air earlier in the morning on November 25.

This annual Thanksgiving Day broadcast will include the following guests:

  • David Chang and Priya Krishna, authors of the new book Cook at Home: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying About Recipes (And Love My Microwave),
  • Pati Jinich of PBS’s award -winning series Pati’s Mexican Table
  • Kenji Lopez Alt of Serious Eats and his latest book The Wok Recipes and Techniques
  • Baker Cheryl Day author of Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking

Send in your question as a voice memo to The Splendid Table team via email at contact@splendidtable.org or leave a voice message at 800-537-5252.

  • Two :30 promos are available to help promote the opportunity to your audiences. One highlights guests while the other prompts listeners to submit their questions to the show.
  • Subscribe to the Turkey Confidential ContentDepot page to air the program and receive updates.
  • Use this digital asset to promote Turkey Confidential online.

Replacement programming for NPR’s Ask Me Another

Looking for replacements to your schedule for Ask Me Another? Here are some weekend programming replacements that your audiences will love. If you have any questions or want to add any of these programs, please reach out to your station relations representative.


The Splendid Table – A culinary, culture and lifestyle program that has hosted our nation’s conversations about cooking, sustainability and food culture. 

The Splendid Table audience:

  • 52% female, 48% male.
  • Median age of 60, with 35% between 25 and 54.
  • 69% hold bachelor’s degrees or higher.
  • 47% have an annual household income of $75,000 or more.

Listen to a sample episode of The Splendid Table.


The Arts Hour – The Arts Hour brings you the best in global arts in a weekly showcase of rich arts, culture and entertainment stories from across the BBC and broadcasters around the world. 

The Arts Hour is carried on 500 stations and reaches nearly 250,000 listeners each week.

Listen to a sample episode of The Arts Hour.


Newshour Weekend – The weekend edition of the one-hour daily flagship news program providing definitive, on-the-ground reporting and analysis of the biggest international stories of the day. 

Newshour audience:

  • 44% female, 56% male.
  • Median age of 59, with 39% between 25 and 54.
  • 71% hold bachelor’s degrees or higher.
  • 59% have an annual household income of $75,000 or more.

Listen to a sample episode of Newshour.


Time Machine – A sonic journey across music history. Each week, host Bill DeVille takes you back to the sounds of a specific year with a carefully curated list of the best songs. 

Listen to a sample episode of Time Machine from The Current.


New spring fundraising tools

As you look forward to warm spring days and member drives, we’re here to help with new fundraising assets to raise your audience engagement and revenue.

Segments are available now on ContentDepot. Subscribe to individual fundraising program pages now to receive all future updates.

New for spring 2019:

 All programs

  • Updated talking points for your live pitches are available now on ContentDepot (following each rundown on fundraising pages) and on our website (under ‘Fundraising’ on program pages).
  • New fundraising promo options (excluding BBC World Service and The Daily) include general, sustainer, sustainer upgrade, and thank you messages from our hosts; new spots are between 0:25 and 0:59.

 Live from Here

  • Fundraising episode with 13 interchangeable segments featuring Chris Thile and a variety of artists: David Crosby, Jon Batiste, Lindsey Buckingham, John Prine, Meshell Ndegeocello, Emmanuel Ax, St. Vincent, Jonathan Biss, Dessa, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Vulfpeck, Tuneyards, Jeff Tweedy, Sylvan Esso, Snarky Puppy, David Rawlings, Willie Watson & the Fairfield Four, Parker Millsap, The Knights, Rachael Price, Gaby Moreno, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins, Punch Brothers, Tracy K Smith, The Sklar Brothers, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Gethard, Joey Ryan, and Tom Papa.

 Performance Today

  • Long-form, in-studio segments with a variety of classical artists.

Visit the ‘Episodes’ section of the pages below to find new fundraisers, with suggested pitch points following each rundown:

News

BBC World Service (generic promos and pitch points)

The Daily (generic promos, pitch points and listener testimonials)

 Marketplace

Arts and Culture

Live from Here (fundraising episode, pitch points)

The Splendid Table (6 promos with Francis Lam, pitch points)

Classical Music

Classical 24 (11 promos with C24 hosts, pitch points)

Performance Today (7 promos with Fred Child, 5 in-studio segments with guest artists, pitch points)

Pipedreams (6 promos with Michael Barone, pitch points)

SymphonyCast (6 promos with Alison Young, pitch points)

Custom Promo Requests

We encourage you to use our new fundraising promos, but we’re here to help if you need a custom spot. Please complete our custom promo form.

Due to ongoing production schedules, please allow 3-4 weeks for custom promo delivery, and up to 6 weeks for BBC World Service spots. Note: BBC World Service is prohibited by British law to make direct asks to listeners for monetary support.

New spring fundraising tools

As you look forward to warm spring days and member drives, we’re here to help with new fundraising assets to raise your audience engagement and revenue.

Segments are available now on ContentDepot. Subscribe to individual fundraising program pages now to receive all future updates.

New for spring 2019:

 All programs

  • Updated talking points for your live pitches are available now on ContentDepot (following each rundown on fundraising pages) and on our website (under ‘Fundraising’ on program pages).
  • New fundraising promo options (excluding BBC World Service and The Daily) include general, sustainer, sustainer upgrade, and thank you messages from our hosts; new spots are between 0:25 and 0:59.

 Live from Here

  • Fundraising episode with 13 interchangeable segments featuring Chris Thile and a variety of artists: David Crosby, Jon Batiste, Lindsey Buckingham, John Prine, Meshell Ndegeocello, Emmanuel Ax, St. Vincent, Jonathan Biss, Dessa, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, Vulfpeck, Tuneyards, Jeff Tweedy, Sylvan Esso, Snarky Puppy, David Rawlings, Willie Watson & the Fairfield Four, Parker Millsap, The Knights, Rachael Price, Gaby Moreno, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins, Punch Brothers, Tracy K Smith, The Sklar Brothers, Jim Gaffigan, Chris Gethard, Joey Ryan, and Tom Papa.

 Performance Today

  • Long-form, in-studio segments with a variety of classical artists.

Visit the ‘Episodes’ section of the pages below to find new fundraisers, with suggested pitch points following each rundown:

News

BBC World Service (generic promos and pitch points)

The Daily (generic promos, pitch points and listener testimonials)

 Marketplace

Arts and Culture

Live from Here (fundraising episode, pitch points)

The Splendid Table (6 promos with Francis Lam, pitch points)

Classical Music

Classical 24 (11 promos with C24 hosts, pitch points)

Performance Today (7 promos with Fred Child, 5 in-studio segments with guest artists, pitch points)

Pipedreams (6 promos with Michael Barone, pitch points)

SymphonyCast (6 promos with Alison Young, pitch points)

Custom Promo Requests

We encourage you to use our new fundraising promos, but we’re here to help if you need a custom spot. Please complete our custom promo form.

Due to ongoing production schedules, please allow 3-4 weeks for custom promo delivery, and up to 6 weeks for BBC World Service spots. Note: BBC World Service is prohibited by British law to make direct asks to listeners for monetary support.

“Turkey Confidential” serves up Thanksgiving support

The Splendid Table continues its annual Thanksgiving tradition with “Turkey Confidential” – two hours of live call-in support, turkey triage and culinary inspiration.

Hosted by Francis Lam, this year’s guest list includes Dorie GreenspanPati Jinich, and Samin Nosrat. They’ll share their favorite Thanksgiving dishes, memories and quick fixes, and help Francis answer listeners’ questions. Whether someone is looking to create the perfect cranberry relish or forgot to thaw the turkey, Francis and his guests will soothe frazzled nerves and entertain hosts and guests alike.

Francis will also be joined by phone by the inimitable Lynne Rossetto Kasper! She’ll share her Thanksgiving plans after years of celebrating the biggest cooking day of the year in the studio.

  • Find recipes, FAQ and more you can share with your audiences at SplendidTable.org.
  • See programming details and download promotional assets on our web page.
  • Four promo spots are available now on ContentDepot.

 

New Specials Celebrate Fall and Winter

Wrap up your holiday programming early with new APM Celebrates specials from October through December. Explore the decade since the financial crisis and the science behind all that holiday cooking, offer culinary and emotional support, and share the season’s most joyous music.

Visit individual program pages for details, marketing tools and more:

Arts & Culture

Classical Music

NOTE: You must subscribe to ContentDepot pages for this year’s specials, even if you aired the same title last year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Splendid Table Focuses on Filipino Food

This weekend, Francis Lam devotes the entire the hour to the food of the Philippines. He visits the home of chef King Phojanakong and his mother Emma, for a lesson in the delicious Filipino stew – Salmon Sinigang. Share their video with your audiences.

Listeners will also hear about the the unique influences on Filipino food from Amy Besa, author of the award-winning Memories of Philippine Kitchens, Filipino pantry staples from chef Chad Valencia of L.A.s’ Lasa, and a short list of where to eat great Filipino food across the U.S.