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Annual Awards Presented at Washington DC Conference

This year's PRNDI awards were presented at the PRNDI annual conference, held in Washington DC. In addition to presenting 93 awards, PRNDI honored long-time public radio trainer David Candow with the Leo C. Lee Award. A news release about the awards is available by clicking here. A complete list of all of the awards presented is available at the PRNDI Awards Page. Want to see conference pictures? Click here.

The Prez Sez:

Thanks to all of you who attended our annual conference in D.C.! We've heard a number of good comments about this year's conference, and will start thinking right now about what to do for our next conference (it'll be in June in Portland, OR). If you didn't get a chance to tell us what you think, please be sure to contact one of the board members to let us know your ideas and thoughts about the conference. We really do take your comments into consideration in our planning.

There are a lot of great things going on with PRNDI - some of the new initiatives unveiled at the conference include: The News Director's Guide, The Tellling the Story Project, and Regional Training Sessions. We'll be continuing with each of these initiatives and encourage you to check in with this web site for updates.

Jonathan Ahl, PRNDI President

Upcoming Events

PRNDI Regional Training

September 15-16, 2008
Atlanta, GA

An intense, hands-on workshop for young, novice, and new public radio reporters.

PRNDI 2009 Annual Conference

June 10-13, 2009
Portland, OR

It's never too soon to mark your calendars for next year's conference and start making plans to be there. Note for the first time, the conference is in June instead of July. Keep checking in with the web site for more information.

Member Profile

Joe Barr
Our latest PRNDI profilee is Joe Barr. He is the news director of Capital Public Radio in Sacramento and says his shop has been going through a number of changes. Read More...

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Southern Stations - Next Regional Training Coming to YOU!

PRNDI's second regional training will be in Atlanta September 15-16, 2008. To nominate a reporter or get more information, contact Julianne Welby (juliannewelby@yahoo.com).

Our pilot regional training was at Chicago Public Radio in April 2008. We're seeking host stations in the west and northeast for sessions in 2009.

PRNDI News Director Guide

Phase one of this exciting new project will be unveiled at the PRNDI Conference in Washington D.C. There will be opportunity for PRNDI members to see the progress, ask questions, and give input on the future directions we go in completion of the guide. Past PRNDI President Michael Marcotte has made great progress on the on-line guide that will be a constantly evolving resource for PRNDI members use for years to come. The project is the result of a partnership between PRNDI and NPR's Local News Initative.

PRNDI is contributing ongoing programmatic and content expertise to The Public Radio Exchange. The current PRX News Curator is PRNDI Board Member Julianne Welby.

NPR's Local News Initiative

This NPR funded project includes many facets, some of which include involvement and support of PRNDI and its members. All of them have the potential to help PRNDI members improve their product and better serve their audiences. Check out LNI's web site for more information.