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Library of Congress - Radio Preservation Task Force | National Recording Preservation Board | Sound research in the public interest
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I curate the history series at public media's journal Current. We're looking for pieces on the history of NPR & PBS, educational, community, and affiliate stations. We accept academic articles repurposed for wide readership. Plus, we pay. Please circulate! current.org/series/rewind/
August 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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"The vague and subjective criteria of having a story that includes 'good talkers' ... end up favoring experts and guests with experience within and connections to white institutional spaces," writes @lauragarbes.bsky.social. current.org/2025/09/how-...
How journalists of color are expanding radio’s definition of a ‘good talker’
Voice standards can shift to ensure clear, dynamic speech without excluding guests who lack training and experience in institutional spaces.
current.org
September 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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SAVING CAMPUS & COMMUNITY RADIO HISTORY 🎙

At June's National Campus & Community Radio Association conference, #InternetArchive’s Jennifer Waits, Asst. Curator for the #collegeradio collection in DLARC, shared her work.

▶️ Watch her talk.
NCRC43: Saving Campus and Community Radio History
Session Info: WEDNESDAY - June 18th, 3:00-4:00PM Saving Campus and Community Radio History - Presentation Jennifer Waits, Assistant Curator, Digital Library of Amateur Radio and Communications…
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September 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Don’t miss the inaugural Los Angeles Silent Film Festival September 12th - 14th at the Los Feliz 3 / American Cinematheque.
September 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Our big data project is back up and live, thanks to the work of our Lead Research Director, Stephanie Sapienza (University of Maryland).
RPTF/ARSC Sound Collections Database | This database is a project of the Library of Congress NRPB, RPTF, ARSC, and MITH.
database.radiopreservation.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Cool grant opportunity if you've got audio archives!
Delighted to circulate this call for grant applications in my capacity as the Senior Research Advisor of the National Recording Preservation Foundation, a charter of the 106th US Congress and a partner affiliate of the Library of Congress.
NRPF Grants: 2025 Call for Proposals
www.recordingpreservation.org
May 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Please RT! Radio/sound scholars: June 15 is LAST CALL to sign up for the
@rptf.bsky.social
/BEA/RAMP SIG mentorship program.

Senior scholars looking to mentor grad students/ECRs for a 1 year term are especially encouraged to join.

Sign up at the BEA website:
bea.memberclicks.net/login#/login
Broadcast Education Association
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May 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Our gigantic applied policy public humanities project observes its 12th anniversary this month. We're currently running 50 faculty and archivist directors and something over 350 current and recent research associates. Update posted at the LOC.
Radio Preservation Task Force | About This Program | National Recording Preservation Plan | Programs | Library of Congress
The Radio Preservation Task Force (RPTF), created early in 2014, grows out of the Library of Congress National Recording Preservation Plan (December 2012, see: www.loc.gov/programs/national-recording-...
www.loc.gov
May 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Sign up! I participated a couple of years ago and had the amazing opportunity to be mentored by @soniarobles.bsky.social! Really incredible experience! 🙌
Please RT! Radio/sound scholars: June 15 is LAST CALL to sign up for the
@rptf.bsky.social
/BEA/RAMP SIG mentorship program.

Senior scholars looking to mentor grad students/ECRs for a 1 year term are especially encouraged to join.

Sign up at the BEA website:
bea.memberclicks.net/login#/login
Broadcast Education Association
bea.memberclicks.net
May 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM
An entire episode of Library of Congress @rptf.bsky.social media historians on WNYC On the Media! Michele Hilmes, Susan Douglas, and thanks to David Goren for the project name check.
THE DIVIDED DIAL EPISODE 1: Fishing In The Night | On the Media | WNYC Studios
Season Two of On the Media’s Peabody-winning series The Divided Dial is the untold story of shortwave radio: the way-less-listened to but way-farther-reaching cousin of AM and FM radi...
www.wnycstudios.org
May 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
May 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM