JMS

We ran a full-page ad in Current for the Public Radio Talent Quest winners, showcasing Al, Rebecca and Glynn and their new pilots on PRX. Current also published my retrospective look at the whole project in the last issue.

Public radio has a unique opportunity to tap into the talents of its audience, and we’re seeing more ambitious experiments in that vein, such as PRX, Radio Open Source, Public Insight Journalism and Vocalo.org.

The Public Radio Talent Quest gave us a glimpse of what a much more open system might look like, and it sounds profoundly encouraging. Please come judge for yourself: The pilots are on PRX and all the original entries are still available on PublicRadioQuest.com.