
Webinars
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Myths & Truths of Working With Influencers
March 19, 2026
Watch NowPublic media stations are rethinking “influencers” as collaborators, storytellers, and community connectors, not just marketing tools. This webinar explores how stations are experimenting with creators, short-form content, and new engagement strategies to reach audiences in more authentic and relevant ways.
Upcoming Webinar
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What’s Working With Public Media Newsletters
April 23, 2026 1:00 pm EST
RegisterEmail newsletters have become a powerful tool for building loyal audiences and creating a direct line to the communities we serve. Unlike social platforms, your newsletter list belongs to you — no algorithm, no platform risk, just a direct connection to the people who want to hear from you.
In this webinar, practitioners from across public media will share what they’ve learned building newsletters that actually work, from reimagined flagship products to multi-newsletter portfolios and experimental formats. Each speaker will walk through their work in a show-and-tell format, giving you a look at real newsletters in the wild and the thinking behind them.
Whether you’re launching your first newsletter or rethinking an existing one, you’ll walk away with practical strategies and fresh ideas to take back to your organization.
Presented by Current and Public Media Innovators.

Past Webinars
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How NPR is Using AI
February 19, 2026
Explore how NPR is integrating AI into newsroom workflows while maintaining editorial standards. Leaders share insights on tool evaluation, experimentation, and internal collaboration in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
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Innovate with Current: The Future of Public Media (2026)
January 15, 2026
Join panelists Steve Bass, Nathalie Hill, Erik Langner, and Loira Limbal for an open and candid conversation about where public media finds itself at the start of a new year shaped by uncertainty and change.
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SEO + AI: Best Practices for 2026
December 11, 2025
Explore how AI is reshaping search, discoverability, and audience behavior across public media. PBS leaders share practical insights into what’s changing, what remains consistent, and how organizations can adapt as AI becomes embedded in how people find information online.
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Powwow Bound: Co-Creating Through Culture and Play
November 20, 2025
Learn how Powwow Bound: A Menominee Homecoming was developed through a collaborative, community-centered process with Menominee advisors and partners. This conversation highlights lessons around relationship-building, cultural responsibility, and co-creating interactive stories in public media.
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Innovate with Current: Powering Public Media with Digital Revenue
October 23, 2025
Explore how public media organizations are rethinking revenue in a digital-first landscape. This conversation examines emerging funding models, small-scale experiments, and practical strategies for moving beyond the traditional on-air pledge drive.
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Creating a Thriving Digital Community
September 11, 2025
Explore how public media organizations can build inclusive, engaging digital communities beyond likes and shares. This conversation shares lessons from KQED’s work on Discord, including strategies for onboarding, moderation, and fostering trust and belonging online.
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Cultivate Your Creative Hustle While Making Media That Matters
August 21, 2025
Join Creative Hustle authors sam seidel and Olatunde Sobomehin from the Stanford d.school for an energizing conversation about charting your own creative path — one that connects your gifts, goals, and the communities you care about. Whether you’re an educator, producer, or strategist, this session will offer tools and frameworks to help you think differently about ambition, values, and impact.
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Learning to Harness Uncertainty
July 10, 2025
Learn how embracing uncertainty can strengthen decision-making, teamwork, and well-being in a rapidly changing world. Drawing on her book Uncertain, journalist and social critic Maggie Jackson shares new science, three practical modes of “uncertainty-in-action,” and strategies for navigating the unknown with more confidence.
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The 50+ Gaming Audience You’re Overlooking
June 19, 2025
Join Dr. Brittne Kakulla, Senior Insights Manager at AARP, as she shares groundbreaking research on the 50+ gaming community – a rapidly growing, highly engaged audience that public media can’t afford to overlook. Learn why older gamers are an untapped opportunity, what they want from game experiences, and how public media organizations can think differently about intergenerational play, content, engagement, and innovation for this key demographic.
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Applied AI for Public Media: Marketing, Social, and Digital Strategy
May 13, 2025
Explore practical, hands-on ways public media marketing, communications, and digital strategy teams are using AI to work faster and create stronger content. You’ll learn how to generate SEO-friendly descriptions, draft on-brand social posts, and write accessible alt text, then leave with downloadable prompts, links to custom GPTs, and practical ideas you can use right away.
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AI for Journalists and Content Creators
April 17, 2025
Discover how KQED is putting AI to work in real newsroom and content workflows while maintaining editorial values. This webinar shares practical examples from transcription and metadata tools to a headline ideation bot, along with guidance on experimentation, governance, and responsible adoption for teams of any size.
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Ed Tech Innovations: Highlights from SXSW EDU 2025
March 20, 2025
Join this conversation on the standout themes from SXSW EDU 2025 and how they’re influencing education and EdTech. You’ll hear what’s emerging next in AI, accessibility, creativity, and student voice, plus ways public media can stay ahead of the curve.
