CPB Congratulates PRX on MacArthur Award
Administrator posted on Monday, April 14th, 2008 | Blog, Press Releases, PRX in the News
http://www.cpb.org/pressroom/release.php?prn=643
For Immediate Release April 11, 2008
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Congratulates the Public Radio Exchange on its MacArthur Foundation Award
Washington, D.C. — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) congratulates the Public Radio Exchange (PRX) for receiving a MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions.
Established by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions recognizes and invests in small, emerging nonprofit organizations around the world that demonstrate exceptional creativity and effectiveness.
The MacArthur Foundation announced PRX was one of eight organizations in six countries to receive the award “by gathering and distributing new programming and using technological innovation to expand content choices, PRX is leading public radio to become more interactive, diverse and democratic.”
“PRX has transformed the way content creators deliver their product to the public radio marketplace,” said Pat Harrison, CPB president and CEO. “PRX has developed a unique service that has led public broadcasting along the pathway to emerging media and opened a pipeline of innovation that benefits stations and listeners. It’s fitting that they’ve been recognized for their creativity and leadership.”
About PRX: The Public Radio Exchange is an online marketplace for distribution, review and licensing of public radio programming. PRX is also a growing social network and community of listeners, producers and stations collaborating to reshape public radio. The mission of PRX is to create more opportunities for diverse programming of exceptional quality, interest and importance to reach more listeners.
About CPB: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,000 locally-owned and -operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television, and related online services.
1 Comment to CPB Congratulates PRX on MacArthur Award
That’s an award that is well deserved. The PRX is doing some ground breaking stuff with public radio, and it’s good to see that someone is noticing!
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