CPB-Funded Programs & Projects
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Poder Latino
Radio
The grant is for a one-hour weekly current affairs discussion program produced in Spanish that focuses on issues of importance to Hispanic communities, such as health, education, economics, civic ...
PowerPoint
Radio
Funding for the national production and distribution of PowerPoint, a weekly two-hour interview and call-in program that covers national issues of importance to African-Americans. Under this grant, ...
PRI Morning Show
Radio
Public Radio International and WNYC, along with partners The BBC World Service, New York Times Radio, and WGBH Radio Boston, have formed an unprecedented collaboration to develop and launch a new ...
Public Media Election Collaboration
Radio
This collaboration pools the editorial and technical resources of a broad consortium of public media organizations (NPR, NewsHour, PBS, KQED, Public Radio Exchange, Minnesota Public Radio, and Public ...
Public Radio Makers Quest 2.0
Radio
The Association of Independents in Radio (AIR) will produce a competitive process similar to the search conducted by the Public Radio Talent Quest in the Talent Quest 2.0: Public Media Makers ...
Public Radio Weekend
Radio
Funding for research, preproduction and piloting of a new live, national program service combining news and cultural programming to strengthen public service on weekends.
Radio Bilingüe Elections 2008
Radio
Radio Bilingüe proposes comprehensive coverage of the 2008 elections to be broadcast on the Satelite Radio Bilingüe national Spanish language public radio network and its almost 100 affiliates. ...
Radio Lab
Radio
Radio Lab, hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, is a new style of radio program. Each episode explores a single idea (such as time, stress, consciousness) from a variety of perspectives, using ...
Radio Tag
Radio
Funds to produce four episodes and a companion Web site for a pilot featuring the interrelated stories of real people. Reminiscent of "serial radio," each episode will relate to the one that came ...
Secret Life of Girls Around the World
Radio
The Secret Life of Girls is a new radio series from the award-winning Kitchen Sisters, who have captivated public radio listeners with their series Hidden Kitchens and Lost and Found Sound. This new ...
Shared Weight: The Fall of Saigon
Radio
WYPR will produce a radio project that reflects upon the 30th anniversary of the fall of Saigon. The program will be international in scope, focusing on the arts and literature of both the United ...
Snap Judgment Research and Development
Radio
This grant will allow Public Radio Talent Quest winner Glynn Washington to develop the sound and format of his program Snap Judgment. Snap Judgment uses storytelling to explore the decisions people ...
Speaking of Faith
Radio
Weekly production and national distribution of a new program viewing American public life and current events through the lens of faith and theology.
Special Coverage of the War in Iraq
Radio
Funds to help support special radio and Web-based news coverage of the war in Iraq and its aftermath.
Special War-Related Coverage
Radio
Funds to provide special Middle East news coverage and to broaden reporting in that part of the globe. In particular, PRI will examine the issues that underlie the conflict in Iraq - the social, ...
StoryCorps
Radio
This grant will support continuation of StoryCorps, the revolutionary public radio initiative to instruct and inspire Americans to record one another's stories in sound. Edited excerpts from these ...
StoryCorps Griot
Radio
The StoryCorps African American Initiative will construct and launch a mobile recording booth that will travel the country for one year to capture the voices, experiences, and life stories of African ...
Studio 360
Radio
Funding for national production and distribution of this weekly arts and culture program that explores all forms of creative expression through a mix of stories, interviews, documentaries, and ...
Tell Me More
Radio
Tell Me More is a daily news and interview program produced by National Public Radio and hosted by veteran journalist Michel Martin. It brings fresh voices and perspectives to the airwaves as it ...
The Farm
Radio
Most Americans know little about where their food comes from or about the lives of the people who plant it, feed it, harvest it, and deliver it to market. The Farm -- produced in collaboration with ...
The Promised Land Research and Development
Radio
This grant will allow Public Radio Talent Quest winner Majora Carter to develop her program, The Promised Land. The program features visionaries with innovative ideas about changing lives and ...
Then I'll Be Free to Travel Home
Radio
A 13-part radio documentary series examining how the modern battle to preserve the New York African Burial Ground parallels early struggles for freedom and full citizenship.
This I Believe
Radio
Based on 1950s radio program of the same name, This I Believe will engage well-known Americans and the listening public to share their personal beliefs with each other, on the national and local ...
Town Square
Radio
Town Square is a new talk and information format for local public radio stations that attracts new listeners by focusing on civic engagement and a deeper connection between stations and their ...
Uncrowned Queens: Profiles of African American Women
Radio
Uncrowned Queens is a program that gives voice to women of color. The program will start locally in Buffalo, then WNED will provide a program template, and local stations will produce their own ...
Undercurrents
Radio
UnderCurrents is a successful Triple A/Native music service originally launched and operated in collaboration with Koahnic Broadcast Corporation. With the blessing of KBC, RadioCamp seeks to continue ...
Vocalo
Radio
The project supports the community engagement aspects of WBEZ's Vocalo on-air/new media project. Vocalo is a stream of programming based on user content that will bring new voices and styles to the ...
We Shall Remain
Radio
This radio series will extend the reach of the We Shall Remain television series and will further explore contemporary life of Native Americans. The series will be designed to air on public radio ...
Weekend Alaska
Radio
This new weekly, one-hour newsmagazine reflects Alaska's cultural, regional, and ethnic diversity and enable the different regions and cultures of Alaska to get to know each other better. The ...
Weekend America
Radio
Funding for Weekend America, a national radio service designed for 21st-century audiences, presenting news, information, and entertainment with the same objectivity, intelligence, and warmth as ...
WGBH Forum Network National Prototype
Radio
Grant supports the pilot of a national model to acquire and stream lectures offered by local arts, cultural, scientific, and educational institutions, making them available to a wider audience. Four ...
Whole Lotta Shakin'
Radio
Whole Lotta Shakin', the story of rockabilly, is an eight-part documentary series that explores the fast-paced 1950s mix of blues, gospel and country that is a cornerstone of rock and roll. Public ...
William Shakespeare Phase I
Radio
This 13-part series by producer Steve Rowland will present a compelling view of Shakespeare's life and his continuing, and powerful, effect on contemporary culture. This first phase of the project ...
World at Work
Radio
A call-center worker in the Philippines, a Fijian military contractor in Kuwait, a street vendor in Bulgaria, a beauty pageant surgeon in Venezuela -- these are the types of workers who will be ...
Worlds of Difference: Cultural Diversity in a Global Age
Radio
Thirty-six documentary reports and six hour long programs exploring the impact of globalization on local culture.
Young America
Radio
Funds to document teenagers in the context of broader social, political and economic shifts.
Youth Voices
Radio
This second phase of funding for Youth Voices will create strong editorial, production, and distribution partnerships with five new youth media organizations that represent a diversity of youth ...