Public Media: A Lifeline for Communities During Historic Hurricanes

The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has been one of the most devastating in recent history. Residents affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton turned to one
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An American flag still stands after Hurricane Milton destroyed several homes on Manasota Key. Photo credit: WGCU.

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TPT NOW Fills Multilingual Health & Safety Information Gaps

April 4, 2024 · To be healthy, safe, and ready for emergencies, people need to know what to do when there is a disaster. Information during an emergency from
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How Vermont Public Provided Lifesaving Information Amid Historic Floods

March 7, 2024 · Downtown Montpelier on July 11. (Mike Dougherty) When historic, catastrophic flash and river flooding ravaged communities across the state, Vermonters turned to Vermont Public for
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Houston Public Media Delivers During Hurricane Harvey

October 5, 2017 · When Hurricane Harvey left large stretches of the Lone Star State underwater, Houston Public Media, a joint public radio and television station operated by the
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Finding the News You Need When Disaster Strikes

June 21, 2017 ·
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Our Favorite Public Media Teaches Me ____ Photos

September 19, 2014 · In honor of back to school, we hosted a Public Media Teaches Me ___ photo contest to highlight public radio and television’s contributions to lifelong learning.
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Public Media Teaches Me Photo Contest

September 4, 2014 · It’s back to school time and Protect My Public Media is celebrating public media’s contributions to lifelong learning with a photo contest! You don’t need
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How WVPB responded to the West Virginia chemical spill

February 7, 2014 · After a chemical spill contaminated West Virginia drinking water, West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) moved to the front line to keep local residents safe and
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New ‘Middle Ground’ Show Brings the Heartland to Public Radio

November 14, 2013 · Throughout her career reporting for NPR and local public radio stations, Celeste Headlee has identified a big problem in journalism – stories from middle America aren’t getting
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