THE PRPD/LNI TALK SHOW BEST PRACTICES PROJECT
Talk Show Summit: "Beyond Hit or Miss: Building Better Talk Shows"
A national gathering of talk show producers, hosts and station Program Directorss, convened to help identify and develop "next steps" for the Talk Show Best Practices Project.
Meeting Background
The meeting title echoes one of the key listener findings from the 2006 PRPD/LNI research project: Sense of Place: The Value and Values of Localism when listeners around the country consistently described the quality of public radio's local talks shows as "hit or miss."
The summit was planned and facilitated by PRPD President Arthur Cohen, as well as KUOW Program Director Jeff Hansen and LNI Project Manager Marcia Alvar who developed the Talk Show Matrix.
Station attendees included Colorado Public Radio, KNPR, KQED, Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUOW, KXJZ, North Country Public Radio, Vermont Public Radio, WCPN, Wisconsin Public Radio, WNPR, WNYC and WUNC.
