January 2013 – Public Radio Capital announces the release of its Public Radio State of the Industry Report, covering trends in audience, revenues and federal support. This year’s report includes the most recent industry-wide data collected for fiscal year 2011. PRC has prepared this report annually since 2004 for distribution to bond rating agencies, and starting this year, it will now be available to...
Read More...PRC’s Development Director Transitions to Consulting Role
Anne Hovland, PRC’s Development Director since 2007, will be transitioning to a consulting role with PRC. She will take assignments from time to time that apply her more than 30 years of experience in development and marketing to advance the mission of PRC, and on occasion, PRC’s clients. Co-Founder and Managing Director Marc Hand noted, “Anne’s commitment and contribution to public radio and our...
Read More...Public Radio Capital establishes $100k Revolving Public Media Fund with FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds
Public media organizations can apply for funds that will underwrite 2/3rds of in-depth PRC consultancies aimed at growth strategies Boulder, Colo.—(Nov. 12, 2012) Public Radio Capital (PRC) today announced that New York based nonprofit FJC: A Foundation of Philanthropic Funds has established a $100k fund at PRC to spur growth and innovation in public broadcasting. The Revolving Public Media Fund (RPMF) will initially subsidize...
Read More...Public Radio Fund Selected for the ImpactAssets 50 2012
Public Radio Fund has been selected for the ImpactAssets 50 2012, an open-source, publicly published database of experienced private debt and equity impact investment fund managers. The ImpactAssets 50 2012 is a resource for advisors and investors seeking to respond to the growing demand for investment opportunities that deliver both financial and social or environmental returns. For additional information on this resource, see http://www.impactassets.org/impactassets-50....
Read More...Public Radio Fund Selected as a Leading Fund Manager
The Public Radio Fund was selected as a leading fund manager by newly launched ImpactAssets 50, a global database of leading private debt and equity fund managers that deliver social and environmental value in addition to financial returns. Public Radio Fund’s manager Erin Moran, recipient of a 2011 CFO of the Year award from the Denver Business Journal, commented, “We are pleased that the...
Read More...KOCE-TV becomes PBS SoCal – Southern California’s primary PBS station
PBS SoCal (formerly KOCE-TV) is PBS’s flagship station in Los Angeles, Calif. A $500,000 revolving line of credit loan from the Public Radio Fund provides working capital to assist PBS SoCal as it expands its services. Currently, PBS SoCal is building a new studio in its building to expand programming capabilities. In February 2011, they added the WORLD Channel to their multiple viewing platforms,...
Read More...Fund Makes 3 New Loans
The Public Radio Fund, the only loan fund in the country dedicated to financing public media’s future, has made new loans totaling more than $1 million since July. Loan recipients include WFCR Foundation in Amherst, MA, KOCE Television in Los Angeles, CA, and Etown in Boulder, CO. Two other loans for as much as $1.1 million are expected to close before year-end....
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