Radio History
This letter is the first in call signs for radio stations located on the East of the River Mississippi.
What is the letter W?
This Southern U.S. city is the site of PRPD’s 2022 conference.
What is New Orleans?
This well-known content producer has amassed many nicknames, such as “the Beeb” and “Auntie.”
What is the BBC?
This Senior Producer was once scared out of an elevator by Anna Wintour at the NPR New York Bureau.
Who is Matt Martinez?
At the start of the pandemic, Abby started a Facebook Group that now boasts 2000 followers, focused on this delicious pastime.
What is baking?
In 1938, Mercury Theater on the Air enacted a Martian invasion of Earth in this radio drama by Orson Welles.
What is War of the Worlds?
After onboarding several new board members at the close of 2021, PRPD now boasts this many members on its board of directors.
What is 14?
This Pittsburgh-based member station recently had PRPD President Abby Goldstein in its role of General Manager
What is WYEP?
This PRPD board member won the 2nd annual dancing with the stars competition at their local arts association fundraiser.
Who is Jennell Walton?
This is one of two Masters degrees Mollie holds from Chatham University, which gives a holistic view of business across areas like marketing, finance, accounting, and leadership skills.
What is an MBA/Master of Business Administration?
On the day that NPR's All Things Considered signed on the air, the main story of the day was protests against this war.
What is The Vietnam War?
The very first PRPD Conference, then referred to as the “PD Bee”, was held in this southern US city.
What is New Orleans?
Operating out of Billings, Montana, this member station shares its name with a famous national park.
What is Yellowstone Public Radio?
Follow this PRPD board member on social media for a weekly “brew review.”
Who is Christine Dempsey?
Before getting into radio, Abby was planning to move to NYC to pursue a career in this field.
What is Theater?
Radio broadcasts in the 1950’s were on VHF and UHF, which are these types of frequencies.
What are very high frequency and ultra high frequency?
This amount in US dollars is the minimum charge for station and individual membership at PRPD.
What is $500?
CKUA, one of two international PRPD member stations, operates out of this Canadian Province.
What is Alberta?
This new PRPD board member is also a tourist attraction aficionado who has added to the world’s largest ball of twine.
Who is Ele Ellis?
When Abby was in the third grade, her mother was a contestant on this popular game show.
What is Jeopardy?
It is generally recognized that the first radio transmission was made from a temporary station set up by Guglielmo Marconi in 1985 on this island.
What is Isle of Wight?
This national researcher, who leads Greater Public’s annual Benchmarks Report, was the first president of PRPD.
Who is Craig Oliver?
This member station recently acquired a major print outlet in their market.
Who is WBEZ?
This new PRPD board member has marched in a Presidential inaugural parade.
Who is Tamberly Fergeson?
Mollie has four years in service with this nonprofit program, whose mission is to create a just and equitable society and the diverse leadership to sustain it, and operates in 25 communities nationwide.
What is Americorps/Public Allies?