WGBH & PRX PRESENT YO-YO MA LIVE BROADCAST • NFCB ANNOUNCES FREE COVID-19 TRAINING SESSIONS FOR COMMUNITY STATIONS

YO-YO MA

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WGBH and PRX are collaborating to present a live public radio broadcast on Memorial Day weekend featuring acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma. PRX is making the special, one-time only, broadcast available to all affiliated stations for free.

The live event will happen this coming Sunday, May 24^th from 3:00pm to 5:30pm Eastern Time. Contact PRX for carriage details.

According to John Barth, Chief Content Officer at PRX, Yo-Yo Ma proposed this special performance both in memory of those we have lost during the pandemic and as a tribute to those who are on the front lines. 

The 2.5-hour program program will be performed live in the WGBH studios. The host for the concert broadcast is Brian McCreath from WGBH’s sister station WCRB. McCreath is host of the Boston Symphony Orchestra broadcasts and producer/host of The Bach Hour.

Yo-Yo Ma will treat audiences to the six Bach Suites for unaccompanied cello. The selections are part of Yo-Yo Ma’s ongoing Exploring How Culture Connects Us tour that will take him to 36 locations on six continents. The tour is scheduled to resume in September in Paris, followed by shows in Okinawa, Rio de Janeiro and Istanbul.

NFCB OFFERS FREE TRAINING SESSIONS FOR COMMUNITY MEDIA JOURNALISTS

The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) presents “Learning Skills, Surviving the Crisis,” a series of five training sessions beginning June 3, 2020. There will be a new session each week through July 1^st.

You can see more information and the complete list of the training sessions here.

The sessions are being conducted via Zoom. Each one features industry pros from the Center for Community Media, part of the NewmarkGraduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York  (CUNY).

The Center for Community Media has specifically designed the training to provide leadership tools and techniques to keep employees and volunteers organized. The sessions may be of particular interest for community media journalists, managers, content creators and programmers.

“Learning Skills, Surviving the Crisis” sessions are free for NFCB members and folks from other public media outlets. “Virtual seating space” is limited, so act now if you want to participate.

Emma Carew Grovum

The first session features skills training by Emma Carew Grovum. 

She will discuss leadership culture, project development and problem solving.  

Carew Grovum has done training for organizations such as The Daily Beast, The New York Times and Foreign Policy magazine.