AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)
@airmedia.bsky.social
We're a vibrant network of media makers from across the US and all over the world who come together to share resources and training. Join us: https://airmedia.org/.
It’s Giving Tuesday ❤️, and there are many ways to support independent audio creators today. Pick the option that best reflects how you want to support this community.
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday ❤️, and there are many ways to support independent audio creators today. Pick the option that best reflects how you want to support this community.
Abigail Ruhman is the new Health Reporter at KERA in Dallas, Texas. Until Mid-August, they were the statewide health reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting. Ruhman's goal is to be an accessible resource on complicated issues like health policy and Medicaid for their audience and colleagues.
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Abigail Ruhman is the new Health Reporter at KERA in Dallas, Texas. Until Mid-August, they were the statewide health reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting. Ruhman's goal is to be an accessible resource on complicated issues like health policy and Medicaid for their audience and colleagues.
Christina Lee is an Ambie-nominated host, writer, and producer who "...stumbled into podcasting back in 2017, when [she] cohosted a podcast for WABE and PRX called "Bottom of the Map." [She] joined AIR because [she] has show ideas of [her] own and wants to learn how to bring them to life."
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Christina Lee is an Ambie-nominated host, writer, and producer who "...stumbled into podcasting back in 2017, when [she] cohosted a podcast for WABE and PRX called "Bottom of the Map." [She] joined AIR because [she] has show ideas of [her] own and wants to learn how to bring them to life."
This week’s Storyfund project: Conjure — a supernatural drama abt a millennial Conjurer in Brooklyn w/ bad luck, worse exes + a magical turf war on her hands. Oh, and she might be the Chosen One. B/c of course. Join the virtual listening party 11/14: bit.ly/483fHPc
November 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This week’s Storyfund project: Conjure — a supernatural drama abt a millennial Conjurer in Brooklyn w/ bad luck, worse exes + a magical turf war on her hands. Oh, and she might be the Chosen One. B/c of course. Join the virtual listening party 11/14: bit.ly/483fHPc
What an incredible weekend at RESONATE!
AIR is so grateful to have connected with so many wonderful and familiar faces — from our Board and Staff to members and friends across the audio world.
AIR is so grateful to have connected with so many wonderful and familiar faces — from our Board and Staff to members and friends across the audio world.
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What an incredible weekend at RESONATE!
AIR is so grateful to have connected with so many wonderful and familiar faces — from our Board and Staff to members and friends across the audio world.
AIR is so grateful to have connected with so many wonderful and familiar faces — from our Board and Staff to members and friends across the audio world.
Are you at RESONATE? Don’t miss your chance to win a Audio-Technica AT8035 Mic
Enter our in-person raffle at RESONATE + boost your odds by:
📬 Joining AIR’s newsletter: lnkd.in/d3HUYrEf
📸 Snapping a photo at our step-and-repeat + tagging us on social media
💰 Purchasing or renewing ur AIR membership
Enter our in-person raffle at RESONATE + boost your odds by:
📬 Joining AIR’s newsletter: lnkd.in/d3HUYrEf
📸 Snapping a photo at our step-and-repeat + tagging us on social media
💰 Purchasing or renewing ur AIR membership
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Are you at RESONATE? Don’t miss your chance to win a Audio-Technica AT8035 Mic
Enter our in-person raffle at RESONATE + boost your odds by:
📬 Joining AIR’s newsletter: lnkd.in/d3HUYrEf
📸 Snapping a photo at our step-and-repeat + tagging us on social media
💰 Purchasing or renewing ur AIR membership
Enter our in-person raffle at RESONATE + boost your odds by:
📬 Joining AIR’s newsletter: lnkd.in/d3HUYrEf
📸 Snapping a photo at our step-and-repeat + tagging us on social media
💰 Purchasing or renewing ur AIR membership
AIR Opens 2025 Board Nominations to Strengthen Leadership and Support Independent Audio’s Future!
We’re seeking candidates with experience in funding, development, or fundraising who understand today’s nonprofit challenges and can help strengthen AIR’s foundation.
Learn more: ow.ly/5v1750Xorz8
We’re seeking candidates with experience in funding, development, or fundraising who understand today’s nonprofit challenges and can help strengthen AIR’s foundation.
Learn more: ow.ly/5v1750Xorz8
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
AIR Opens 2025 Board Nominations to Strengthen Leadership and Support Independent Audio’s Future!
We’re seeking candidates with experience in funding, development, or fundraising who understand today’s nonprofit challenges and can help strengthen AIR’s foundation.
Learn more: ow.ly/5v1750Xorz8
We’re seeking candidates with experience in funding, development, or fundraising who understand today’s nonprofit challenges and can help strengthen AIR’s foundation.
Learn more: ow.ly/5v1750Xorz8
[SoundPath Webinar] @indiejournalists.bsky.social Presents Save Time, Money, and Clients with Clear Project Scoping
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
[SoundPath Webinar] @indiejournalists.bsky.social Presents Save Time, Money, and Clients with Clear Project Scoping
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
Dianne Ballon Sound encompasses the preservation of AIR Member Dianne Ballon’s birding sound recordings, captured 20+ years ago on DAT, which are being digitized and transcribed for her archive + Bowdoin College—urgent preservation for 21 hours of sonic history.
November 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Dianne Ballon Sound encompasses the preservation of AIR Member Dianne Ballon’s birding sound recordings, captured 20+ years ago on DAT, which are being digitized and transcribed for her archive + Bowdoin College—urgent preservation for 21 hours of sonic history.
We’re so hyped to celebrate AIR Board Co-President @tastykeish and her much-anticipated podcast, “The Secret Life of TK Dutes!”
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We’re so hyped to celebrate AIR Board Co-President @tastykeish and her much-anticipated podcast, “The Secret Life of TK Dutes!”
Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio Fellow: Katie Reuther, a Chinese American audio producer + documentarian exploring adoption, identity + belonging. She’s worked w/ Marketplace, APM Studios + Heritage Radio Network. Her work's archived at Library of Congress + Smithsonian: ow.ly/R8Gf50XjQTh
October 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio Fellow: Katie Reuther, a Chinese American audio producer + documentarian exploring adoption, identity + belonging. She’s worked w/ Marketplace, APM Studios + Heritage Radio Network. Her work's archived at Library of Congress + Smithsonian: ow.ly/R8Gf50XjQTh
🕸️ Got a car gathering cobwebs? Let it spin a new story—one that supports independent audio creators!
Instead of letting that dusty ride sit in the shadows, donate it through AIR’s partnership with CARS. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a real impact for indie audio.
Instead of letting that dusty ride sit in the shadows, donate it through AIR’s partnership with CARS. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a real impact for indie audio.
October 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
🕸️ Got a car gathering cobwebs? Let it spin a new story—one that supports independent audio creators!
Instead of letting that dusty ride sit in the shadows, donate it through AIR’s partnership with CARS. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a real impact for indie audio.
Instead of letting that dusty ride sit in the shadows, donate it through AIR’s partnership with CARS. It’s easy, tax-deductible, and makes a real impact for indie audio.
Meet Relando Thompkins-Jones — a macro social worker, educator, and consultant using storytelling + media to advance equity and social justice.
He founded Social Justice Origin Stories to create space for reflection, connection, and collective action.
Connect with him: airmedia.org/talent/relan...
He founded Social Justice Origin Stories to create space for reflection, connection, and collective action.
Connect with him: airmedia.org/talent/relan...
October 27, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Meet Relando Thompkins-Jones — a macro social worker, educator, and consultant using storytelling + media to advance equity and social justice.
He founded Social Justice Origin Stories to create space for reflection, connection, and collective action.
Connect with him: airmedia.org/talent/relan...
He founded Social Justice Origin Stories to create space for reflection, connection, and collective action.
Connect with him: airmedia.org/talent/relan...
Our winners list keeps growing! 🎉 Huge congrats to Audio Maverick, Candy Ears, and all the amazing AIR members honored at the Signal Awards. 🏆 Got award news of your own? Drop us a note — we love celebrating your wins!
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Our winners list keeps growing! 🎉 Huge congrats to Audio Maverick, Candy Ears, and all the amazing AIR members honored at the Signal Awards. 🏆 Got award news of your own? Drop us a note — we love celebrating your wins!
Meet the production team behind Radio Workshop’s documentary-style podcast and find out more about our audio storytelling work across Africa.
RSVP here: ow.ly/qtKA50XfHg6
RSVP here: ow.ly/qtKA50XfHg6
October 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Meet the production team behind Radio Workshop’s documentary-style podcast and find out more about our audio storytelling work across Africa.
RSVP here: ow.ly/qtKA50XfHg6
RSVP here: ow.ly/qtKA50XfHg6
Congratulations to AIR Members Lisa Woolfork, Toni Kennedy, and Anna DeShawn, who won big at the Black Podcasting Awards!
Lisa is a triple threat, and her podcast Stitch Please won three awards: Best Arts Podcast, Best Black Girl Magic Podcast, and Best Longtime Podcast.
Lisa is a triple threat, and her podcast Stitch Please won three awards: Best Arts Podcast, Best Black Girl Magic Podcast, and Best Longtime Podcast.
October 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Congratulations to AIR Members Lisa Woolfork, Toni Kennedy, and Anna DeShawn, who won big at the Black Podcasting Awards!
Lisa is a triple threat, and her podcast Stitch Please won three awards: Best Arts Podcast, Best Black Girl Magic Podcast, and Best Longtime Podcast.
Lisa is a triple threat, and her podcast Stitch Please won three awards: Best Arts Podcast, Best Black Girl Magic Podcast, and Best Longtime Podcast.
Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio fellow: LaShawn L. Hudson!
An Atlanta-based multimedia journalist, LaShawn tells powerful stories across print, video, digital + radio. She’s a producer/reporter for WABE’s Closer Look w/ Rose Scott + an AABJ Pioneer Award winner airmedia.org/talent/lasha...
An Atlanta-based multimedia journalist, LaShawn tells powerful stories across print, video, digital + radio. She’s a producer/reporter for WABE’s Closer Look w/ Rose Scott + an AABJ Pioneer Award winner airmedia.org/talent/lasha...
October 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Meet this week’s New Voices Public Radio fellow: LaShawn L. Hudson!
An Atlanta-based multimedia journalist, LaShawn tells powerful stories across print, video, digital + radio. She’s a producer/reporter for WABE’s Closer Look w/ Rose Scott + an AABJ Pioneer Award winner airmedia.org/talent/lasha...
An Atlanta-based multimedia journalist, LaShawn tells powerful stories across print, video, digital + radio. She’s a producer/reporter for WABE’s Closer Look w/ Rose Scott + an AABJ Pioneer Award winner airmedia.org/talent/lasha...
AIR's Community Access Fund provides financial assistance to indep audio makers who need help obtaining an AIR membership. This fund aims to break down financial barriers + ensure talented indiv access vital resources, prof devel + community connections: givebutter.com/airaccessfund
October 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AIR's Community Access Fund provides financial assistance to indep audio makers who need help obtaining an AIR membership. This fund aims to break down financial barriers + ensure talented indiv access vital resources, prof devel + community connections: givebutter.com/airaccessfund
SoundPath instructor Javier Leiva—host of the acclaimed Pretend Podcast—is leading a new True Crime Storytelling class designed for independent journalists, podcasters, and nonfiction storytellers who already have some experience in reporting or audio production.
October 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
SoundPath instructor Javier Leiva—host of the acclaimed Pretend Podcast—is leading a new True Crime Storytelling class designed for independent journalists, podcasters, and nonfiction storytellers who already have some experience in reporting or audio production.
This week’s Storyfund project: SuicideNoted National Tour & Doc Film
Suicide Noted is bringing raw, honest convos w/ suicide attempt survivors to 20+ cities—breaking stigma + building empathy. Help make it happen: event spaces, travel, filming + more: ow.ly/EfRS50X9ezL
Suicide Noted is bringing raw, honest convos w/ suicide attempt survivors to 20+ cities—breaking stigma + building empathy. Help make it happen: event spaces, travel, filming + more: ow.ly/EfRS50X9ezL
October 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This week’s Storyfund project: SuicideNoted National Tour & Doc Film
Suicide Noted is bringing raw, honest convos w/ suicide attempt survivors to 20+ cities—breaking stigma + building empathy. Help make it happen: event spaces, travel, filming + more: ow.ly/EfRS50X9ezL
Suicide Noted is bringing raw, honest convos w/ suicide attempt survivors to 20+ cities—breaking stigma + building empathy. Help make it happen: event spaces, travel, filming + more: ow.ly/EfRS50X9ezL
[SoundPath Webinar] How to Pitch: Pushkin Industries
🗓️ Tue, Oct 21
🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT
🗣 Pushkin Industries CEO Gretta Cohn
🎟️ RSVP for AIR members and Resonate Ticket Holders: ow.ly/Xz7c50X7XiN
🗓️ Tue, Oct 21
🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT
🗣 Pushkin Industries CEO Gretta Cohn
🎟️ RSVP for AIR members and Resonate Ticket Holders: ow.ly/Xz7c50X7XiN
October 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
[SoundPath Webinar] How to Pitch: Pushkin Industries
🗓️ Tue, Oct 21
🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT
🗣 Pushkin Industries CEO Gretta Cohn
🎟️ RSVP for AIR members and Resonate Ticket Holders: ow.ly/Xz7c50X7XiN
🗓️ Tue, Oct 21
🕐 11am PT / 2pm ET / 6pm GMT
🗣 Pushkin Industries CEO Gretta Cohn
🎟️ RSVP for AIR members and Resonate Ticket Holders: ow.ly/Xz7c50X7XiN
Podcast Mixer: Podcast & Sip
🗓️ Fri, Nov 7
🕐 7 PM ET
👤 Corey Gumbs, Anna DeShawn, Adell Coleman, and Fallon Jethroe
📍 The Honey Drizzle At The Riviere, 506 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
🎟️ RSVP at partiful.com/e/dIrilFv1G8...
🗓️ Fri, Nov 7
🕐 7 PM ET
👤 Corey Gumbs, Anna DeShawn, Adell Coleman, and Fallon Jethroe
📍 The Honey Drizzle At The Riviere, 506 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
🎟️ RSVP at partiful.com/e/dIrilFv1G8...
October 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Podcast Mixer: Podcast & Sip
🗓️ Fri, Nov 7
🕐 7 PM ET
👤 Corey Gumbs, Anna DeShawn, Adell Coleman, and Fallon Jethroe
📍 The Honey Drizzle At The Riviere, 506 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
🎟️ RSVP at partiful.com/e/dIrilFv1G8...
🗓️ Fri, Nov 7
🕐 7 PM ET
👤 Corey Gumbs, Anna DeShawn, Adell Coleman, and Fallon Jethroe
📍 The Honey Drizzle At The Riviere, 506 W Broad St, Richmond, VA
🎟️ RSVP at partiful.com/e/dIrilFv1G8...
Annie Nguyen is a queer, neurodivergent Vietnamese-American storyteller w/ 10+ yrs in public media. She’s worked w/ Snap Judgment, WBEZ, WGBH + MPR w/ work recognized by Pulitzers + Third Coast/ Annie creates audio stories rooted in abolition, joy, and layered human exp: airmedia.org/talent/annie...
October 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Annie Nguyen is a queer, neurodivergent Vietnamese-American storyteller w/ 10+ yrs in public media. She’s worked w/ Snap Judgment, WBEZ, WGBH + MPR w/ work recognized by Pulitzers + Third Coast/ Annie creates audio stories rooted in abolition, joy, and layered human exp: airmedia.org/talent/annie...
Meet Sherley Joseph — storyteller, digital strategist + community builder. From radio to podcasting + events, she amplifies Black-Canadian voices + helps creators grow, connect + thrive. Work with her: airmedia.org/talent/sherl...
September 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Meet Sherley Joseph — storyteller, digital strategist + community builder. From radio to podcasting + events, she amplifies Black-Canadian voices + helps creators grow, connect + thrive. Work with her: airmedia.org/talent/sherl...
This week's Storyfund project: The Regan Project
On Jan 1, 2024, journalist Alison Craiglow lost her 22-year-old daughter, Regan, to fentanyl. Now, she’s turning heartbreak into reporting — creating a podcast that blends memoir + investigation into America’s drug death epidemic.
On Jan 1, 2024, journalist Alison Craiglow lost her 22-year-old daughter, Regan, to fentanyl. Now, she’s turning heartbreak into reporting — creating a podcast that blends memoir + investigation into America’s drug death epidemic.
September 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This week's Storyfund project: The Regan Project
On Jan 1, 2024, journalist Alison Craiglow lost her 22-year-old daughter, Regan, to fentanyl. Now, she’s turning heartbreak into reporting — creating a podcast that blends memoir + investigation into America’s drug death epidemic.
On Jan 1, 2024, journalist Alison Craiglow lost her 22-year-old daughter, Regan, to fentanyl. Now, she’s turning heartbreak into reporting — creating a podcast that blends memoir + investigation into America’s drug death epidemic.