Why I love working in public media

A reflection of nearly a decade working in public radio, and what I hope to keep doing for decades more, as a lot of people are suddenly paying attention to the medium.

I’ve thought a lot the past few months about each of the three words in National Public Radio’s name, and what they could mean in the future.

In the last few weeks, a lot of folks have developed strong opinions about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, NPR, PBS and the network of ~1,500 local stations.

But both supporters and opponents that have made…