Greetings PM Family,
This month has been difficult for so many people around the world. We thought it would be a good idea to take this week’s newsletter to get some fresh air. Yes, we encourage everyone to step outside and take a deep breath, but that is not what we mean by Fresh Air.
This week we are celebrating our first keynote speaker announcement for Podcast Movement 2018. We made this announcement originally in Anaheim at PM17, and of course, we are talking about the legendary Terry Gross!
Terry Gross is the host of ‘Fresh Air’ from WHYY-FM. Each week, nearly 5 million people listen to the show’s intimate conversations broadcast on more than 624 NPR stations across the country, as well as in Europe on the World Radio Network. In 2015, Fresh Air was the No. 1 most downloaded show on Apple Podcasts.
Terry has been the host of Fresh Air since 1975 when it was just a local, daily interview and music program in Philadelphia. In 1985, Philadelphia’s WHYY-FM launched a weekly half-hour edition of Fresh Air with Terry Gross, which was distributed nationally by NPR. Since 1987, a daily, one-hour national edition of Fresh Air has been produced by WHYY-FM.
Fresh Air with Terry Gross has received a number of awards, including the prestigious Peabody Award in 1994 for its “probing questions, revelatory interviews, and unusual insight.” America Women in Radio and Television presented Gross with a Gracie Award in 1999 in the category of National Network Radio Personality. In 2003, she received the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award for her “outstanding contributions to public radio” and for advancing the “growth, quality and positive image of radio.” In 2007, Gross received the Literarian Award. In 2011, she received the Authors Guild Award for Distinguished Service to the Literary Community.
Terry is very selective on which events that she speakers at, and Podcast Movement is both fortunate and proud to have the opportunity to feature Terry Gross as our closing keynote speaker this July.
Everything ends tonight…when the clock strikes midnight!
- PM18 Speaking Submissions
You only have a few more hours to submit your presentation for PM18. Do not turn into a pumpkin. Please submit your presentation here before midnight!
- Podcaster Hall of Fame Nominations
Submit your nominees for the AofP Hall of Fame Class of 2018 today. You will not be able to do this after midnight.
Podcast Articles, Happenings and Tips
- Jacobs Media & Podcast Movement team up for year two of Broadcasters Meet Podcasters, and this time we’re bringing together the two worlds with two full days worth of sessions!
- Our friend Wil Williams asks if there will ever be audio on IMDB.
- Dan Misener from Pacific Content shares the surprisingly simple way to get your show on Apple’s podcast charts.
In the Community
Podcast Movement Community Meetup in Las Vegas – Please save the date for the Las Vegas community meetup on Tuesday, April 10. We are also participating at the NAB show which we mentioned in last week’s newsletter. Please check that out if you haven’t already.
PM Family Member Ever Gonzalez is organizing the Outlier Podcast Festival in St George, UT on Friday, May 11. Please consider supporting this event if you are in that area or sharing with fellow podcast friends who are nearby.
UK PM Meetup – We have been asked about this for some time. We are having conversations to plan a special Podcast Movement community meetup in either Manchester or London. We will have more on this as it develops.
We are proud to announce the winners of the 28 Day Podcast Movement Challenge in next week’s newsletter! This group has done an outstanding job getting podcasts setup from zero to launch this month, and we are excited to shine the spotlight on them next week.
Thank you for being a part of the Podcast Movement!
Team PM18
