AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)
@airmedia.bsky.social
We're a vibrant network of media makers from across the US and all over the world who come together to share resources and training. Join us: https://airmedia.org/.
KQED is airing a powerful documentary by AIR member I-Yun Chan, who traveled to Palo Alto to understand her own loss and what it means to live on after someone dies by suicide. “I lost my best friend, Lynn… and began seeking hope among other survivors.”
Listen: www.kqed.org/news/1205576...
Listen: www.kqed.org/news/1205576...
Surviving Suicide Loss in Palo Alto | KQED
Reporter I-Yun Chan traveled to Palo Alto to understand what it means to live on after someone losing someone to suicide.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
KQED is airing a powerful documentary by AIR member I-Yun Chan, who traveled to Palo Alto to understand her own loss and what it means to live on after someone dies by suicide. “I lost my best friend, Lynn… and began seeking hope among other survivors.”
Listen: www.kqed.org/news/1205576...
Listen: www.kqed.org/news/1205576...
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Happening TODAY — Don’t Miss AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
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🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
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December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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From @current.org: AIR receives five-year, $1.5M Ford Foundation grant
"The five-year grant will allow the organization to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure...
"The five-year grant will allow the organization to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure...
AIR receives five-year, $1.5M Ford Foundation grant
The organization is looking to use the funds to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure.
current.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From @current.org: AIR receives five-year, $1.5M Ford Foundation grant
"The five-year grant will allow the organization to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure...
"The five-year grant will allow the organization to increase staffing capacity, expand initiatives and bolster infrastructure...
Happening TODAY — Don’t Miss AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Happening TODAY — Don’t Miss AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
Happening TODAY — Don’t Miss AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
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December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happening TODAY — Don’t Miss AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
🎟️ RSVP NOW: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ TODAY, Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12–1 PM EST
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Notetracks is a platform designed for audio production teams to share + gather accurate feedback directly on the audio file. Watch a demo on how to use Notetracks: ow.ly/RXwS50XHwJA. AIR members get 25% off all annual plans—access the code on our Membership Benefits + Discounts pg: ow.ly/aA8850XHwJy
The smarter, faster, easier way to collaborate on successful audio projects (Notetracks Demo)
Keep the communication clear, smooth and productive with Notetracks - one platform designed for audio production teams to share and gather accurate feedback directly on the audio file.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Notetracks is a platform designed for audio production teams to share + gather accurate feedback directly on the audio file. Watch a demo on how to use Notetracks: ow.ly/RXwS50XHwJA. AIR members get 25% off all annual plans—access the code on our Membership Benefits + Discounts pg: ow.ly/aA8850XHwJy
AIR's Annual Member Meeting (HAPPENING TOMORROW)
🗓️ Friday, December 12, 2025
🕐 12 - 1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../airs-202...
🗓️ Friday, December 12, 2025
🕐 12 - 1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../airs-202...
airmedia.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
AIR's Annual Member Meeting (HAPPENING TOMORROW)
🗓️ Friday, December 12, 2025
🕐 12 - 1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../airs-202...
🗓️ Friday, December 12, 2025
🕐 12 - 1 pm ET
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../airs-202...
AIR Member @thebgates.bsky.social, "Today We Almost Died" is a fictional narrative podcast set in early-pandemic Brooklyn, following four roommates whose secrets and conflicts threaten their fragile coexistence. A gripping look at resilience, trust, identity & survival. Learn more: ow.ly/w5qS50XHrWb
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
AIR Member @thebgates.bsky.social, "Today We Almost Died" is a fictional narrative podcast set in early-pandemic Brooklyn, following four roommates whose secrets and conflicts threaten their fragile coexistence. A gripping look at resilience, trust, identity & survival. Learn more: ow.ly/w5qS50XHrWb
AIR Member Cory Choy, Emmy Award–winning owner of Silver Sound, is launching the NYC Podcast Awards, a bold new industry festival with a distinct mandate: to elevate the artistic and technical craft of podcasting and to honor the creators behind the work.
NYC Podcast Awards — SILVER - Podcast & Video Production
Celebrating audio excellence. Submit your podcast by Jan 10, 2026. Awards for Craft, Creator, and Content categories.
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December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
AIR Member Cory Choy, Emmy Award–winning owner of Silver Sound, is launching the NYC Podcast Awards, a bold new industry festival with a distinct mandate: to elevate the artistic and technical craft of podcasting and to honor the creators behind the work.
Big news for our community. AIR has received a $1.5M investment from the Ford Foundation to strengthen and support the future of independent audio.
December 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Big news for our community. AIR has received a $1.5M investment from the Ford Foundation to strengthen and support the future of independent audio.
It’s time for AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12 - 1 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP today: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12 - 1 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP today: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
It’s time for AIR’s Annual Member Meeting!
🗓️ Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12 - 1 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP today: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
🗓️ Fri, Dec 12
🕐 12 - 1 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP today: ow.ly/gpBN50XulnG
Yikes! 😳 Forgot to include the date 🙈. The event is tomorrow, December 5!
Science Friday is holding an event at The Greene Space in NYC on Friday, December, from 6-9 PM ET. They have an open bar and plenty of great food from Murray's Catering.
December 4, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Yikes! 😳 Forgot to include the date 🙈. The event is tomorrow, December 5!
Science Friday is holding an event at The Greene Space in NYC on Friday, December, from 6-9 PM ET. They have an open bar and plenty of great food from Murray's Catering.
December 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Science Friday is holding an event at The Greene Space in NYC on Friday, December, from 6-9 PM ET. They have an open bar and plenty of great food from Murray's Catering.
Happy Hour / Happy Ears with Audio Flux Circuit 06 Finalists
🗓️ Wed, Dec 3
🕐 4 - 5:30 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../happy-ho....
🗓️ Wed, Dec 3
🕐 4 - 5:30 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../happy-ho....
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy Hour / Happy Ears with Audio Flux Circuit 06 Finalists
🗓️ Wed, Dec 3
🕐 4 - 5:30 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../happy-ho....
🗓️ Wed, Dec 3
🕐 4 - 5:30 pm EST
🎟️ RSVP for free: airmedia.org/.../happy-ho....
It’s Giving Tuesday ❤️, and there are many ways to support independent audio creators today. Pick the option that best reflects how you want to support this community.
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday ❤️, and there are many ways to support independent audio creators today. Pick the option that best reflects how you want to support this community.
Nat Hardy is a Somerville-based audio producer, fact checker & filmmaker. Managing Producer for Possibly (climate radio) & producer of Humans in Public Health (Brown Univ). Freelance fact-checker (NYT, NYT Style, Monocle). Tape syncs in Boston/Providence. Meet Nat: ow.ly/sTH050XAbio
Nat Hardy
Audio Producer, Fact Checker and occasionally filmmaker!
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December 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Nat Hardy is a Somerville-based audio producer, fact checker & filmmaker. Managing Producer for Possibly (climate radio) & producer of Humans in Public Health (Brown Univ). Freelance fact-checker (NYT, NYT Style, Monocle). Tape syncs in Boston/Providence. Meet Nat: ow.ly/sTH050XAbio
Join AIR on Goodreads! Become an AIR bookworm 📚 to share what we're reading! Audiobooks count too 😉
Join here: ow.ly/54iG50XxHj1
Join here: ow.ly/54iG50XxHj1
Goodreads
See what your friends are reading
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November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Join AIR on Goodreads! Become an AIR bookworm 📚 to share what we're reading! Audiobooks count too 😉
Join here: ow.ly/54iG50XxHj1
Join here: ow.ly/54iG50XxHj1
North Carolina Audio November Meetup (virtual)
🗓️ Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
🕐 Time: 4 - 5 pm EST
🎟 RSVP via Zoom: ow.ly/HZ1H50XugII
🗓️ Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
🕐 Time: 4 - 5 pm EST
🎟 RSVP via Zoom: ow.ly/HZ1H50XugII
North Carolina Audio November Meetup (virtual)
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
North Carolina Audio November Meetup (virtual)
🗓️ Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
🕐 Time: 4 - 5 pm EST
🎟 RSVP via Zoom: ow.ly/HZ1H50XugII
🗓️ Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025
🕐 Time: 4 - 5 pm EST
🎟 RSVP via Zoom: ow.ly/HZ1H50XugII
Abigail Ruhman is the new Health Reporter at KERA in Dallas, Texas. Until Mid-August, they were the statewide health reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting. Ruhman's goal is to be an accessible resource on complicated issues like health policy and Medicaid for their audience and colleagues.
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Abigail Ruhman is the new Health Reporter at KERA in Dallas, Texas. Until Mid-August, they were the statewide health reporter for Indiana Public Broadcasting. Ruhman's goal is to be an accessible resource on complicated issues like health policy and Medicaid for their audience and colleagues.
Keep the Flame Alive needs ur support to get to Milano Cortina '26! They aim to provide coverage of the Winter Olympics + Paralympics but it costs to take the podcast to 🇮🇹 + produce daily shows that capture the Games. Support their game-time coverage today:
https://flamealivepod.com/milan…
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Keep the Flame Alive needs ur support to get to Milano Cortina '26! They aim to provide coverage of the Winter Olympics + Paralympics but it costs to take the podcast to 🇮🇹 + produce daily shows that capture the Games. Support their game-time coverage today:
DC Audio Meetup
🗓️ Fri, Nov 21
🕐 6-8 pm EST
📍 Crimson Whiskey Bar (627 H St NW)
The DC Audio and Radio Planning Committee, which hosts these audio meetups, is comprised of current AIR Members Emily Vaughn and Thomas Lu.
🗓️ Fri, Nov 21
🕐 6-8 pm EST
📍 Crimson Whiskey Bar (627 H St NW)
The DC Audio and Radio Planning Committee, which hosts these audio meetups, is comprised of current AIR Members Emily Vaughn and Thomas Lu.
November 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
DC Audio Meetup
🗓️ Fri, Nov 21
🕐 6-8 pm EST
📍 Crimson Whiskey Bar (627 H St NW)
The DC Audio and Radio Planning Committee, which hosts these audio meetups, is comprised of current AIR Members Emily Vaughn and Thomas Lu.
🗓️ Fri, Nov 21
🕐 6-8 pm EST
📍 Crimson Whiskey Bar (627 H St NW)
The DC Audio and Radio Planning Committee, which hosts these audio meetups, is comprised of current AIR Members Emily Vaughn and Thomas Lu.
Christina Lee is an Ambie-nominated host, writer, and producer who "...stumbled into podcasting back in 2017, when [she] cohosted a podcast for WABE and PRX called "Bottom of the Map." [She] joined AIR because [she] has show ideas of [her] own and wants to learn how to bring them to life."
November 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Christina Lee is an Ambie-nominated host, writer, and producer who "...stumbled into podcasting back in 2017, when [she] cohosted a podcast for WABE and PRX called "Bottom of the Map." [She] joined AIR because [she] has show ideas of [her] own and wants to learn how to bring them to life."
We know our community is working hard on amazing audio, whether it's daily shows, reported pieces, podcasts, or experimental works! Every week, AIR's Listening Booth features audio pieces from the AIR community. Want to be featured? Fill out this form: bit.ly/4pasaY0
Get Featured! Listening Booth
AIR's Listening Booth features audio pieces made by members of the AIR community. Please fill out this form to submit a piece to be featured in an upcoming AIR newsletter. The information you submit w...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We know our community is working hard on amazing audio, whether it's daily shows, reported pieces, podcasts, or experimental works! Every week, AIR's Listening Booth features audio pieces from the AIR community. Want to be featured? Fill out this form: bit.ly/4pasaY0
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[SoundPath Webinar] @indiejournalists.bsky.social Presents Save Time, Money, and Clients with Clear Project Scoping
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
🗓️ Fri, Nov 14
🕐 9am PT / 12pm ET
🗣 Moderator and panelists: John Asante, @dnnsfnk.bsky.social, @lushikll.bsky.social, and Isis Madrid
🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/1jnj50Xn9zw
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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