AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)

You’re cordially invited to the AIR Spring Gala 2025! Join us as we bring the AIR community together for a night of connection, celebration, and recognition at the 2025 AIR Gala! ??? Thursday, May 29 ?? 6–10 PM EDT ?? The Greene Space, 44 Charlton St, New York, NY 10014, USA ??? Get your tickets at https://lnkd.in/eMmkbfhd. General Admission is $20.00. AIR Members get free tickets as part of Membership Benefits. This is more than an event—it’s a homecoming. It’s a night to step away from deadlines and studios, reunite with fellow creators, and honor the resilience of independent audio. At the AIR Gala, the people behind the stories take center stage—not just for their work but also for their dedication, creativity, and impact. Even if you’re not in the audio world, your support helps sustain independent creators. Join us, donate, and be part of the future of audio storytelling.

Serious FOMO about Julia Barton’s talk on the elements of great narrative storytelling in audio. I can’t be there, but you should be!

AMPLIFY Presentation: Community Engagement for your Podcast ??? Thursday, March 13, 2025 ?? 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT ?? Anthony Frasier + Tuck Woodstock ??? RSVP for free: https://ow.ly/wS4p50VfKM7 Learn about different ways you can engage your listeners and nurture your podcast community. Anthony will share how he uses email newsletters to grow engaged communities and create new revenue opportunities. Tuck will talk about ways he engages the community around his podcast Gender Reveal.

Ready to take your podcast to the next level? Join Your Podcast Pipeline with Christabel N., a podcast pro who’s worked with Spotify and the BBC! She’ll help you build the editorial and engagement foundation your show needs. The first session will be held on March 27. Sign up for Christabel's newsletter to learn more about pricing and the platform and to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4isSfhS. Space is limited, but more sessions will be offered monthly!

RVA Podcasters Meetup ??? Thursday, March 13, 2025 ?? 5-7pm EDT ?? Richmond, VA ??? RSVP for free: https://lnkd.in/eTTEV4jH It's time for our next RVA Podcasters Meetup! We hope you can join us at Strangeways Brewing on W. Leigh Street in Scotts Addition - on Thursday, 3/13 from 5:30 - 7pm. There's an amazing selection of brews on tap. We'll hang out and socialize, but we also want to hear from a member about how you make your podcast. If no one else volunteers, Meg Lindholm has volunteered to step up to the plate as the next season of RVA's Got Issues just launched. Feel free to volunteer to speak, especially if you'd like some input from the group. We hope to see you! This event is organized by AIR members: Meg Lindholm (VPM), Steve Lack, and Michael Bickett.

For today’s AIR member spotlight we’re highlighting?Rasha Aridi, a freelance science journalist and radio producer at Science Friday. She started her career studying wildlife conservation, which included babysitting bear cubs, climbing trees to monitor macaws, and chasing lizards around a lab. Growing tired of analyzing data, Rasha realized that she had much more fun talking about science than actually doing it. Now a science journalist, Rasha spends her days nerding out with researchers and relaying that information to SciFri's listeners. She loves stories that weave science, identity, and culture together to challenge people's perspectives of science and the world. And, of course, she loves a good critter story. For today’s AIR member spotlight we’re highlighting Rasha Aridi has degrees in wildlife conservation and multimedia journalism from Virginia Tech. Before joining Science Friday, she learned all things audio as an intern for NPR's Short Wave and then at Science Vs from Gimlet. Before realizing that radio was more fun than writing, she wrote for outlets like Science Magazine, Smithsonian, The Guardian, and Science News for Kids. Learn more about Rasha: https://lnkd.in/ecY7EJQw.

AIR Member Welcome Orientation ??? Thursday, March 13, 2025 ?? 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT ??? RSVP for free: https://lnkd.in/eQxXGFdg Our Member Welcome event is ideal for new members who want to better understand how AIR's resources can meet your professional development and training needs and expand your online presence and network. AIR Program Manager Lynn Casper will provide an overview of your AIR membership, highlighting certain perks and aspects of our website to ensure that members are getting the most out of their membership. We'll do introductions to give everyone the chance to talk about your work/projects and what you're looking to get from your AIR membership. At the end, we will do some community coworking to work on updating our Talent Profiles together. After completing your Talent Profile, attendees can request to be added to our homepage, so make sure you show up to redeem this perk!

Flooding is the most common natural disaster — by far. As more and more towns are devastated by floods, people are facing the tough question of how to rebuild — or even if they can. In this episode of Sea Change from WWNO and WRKF, travel to two towns to discover how one obscure federal policy designed to stop the cycle of flood damage is leading to opposite destinies. Listen now: https://ow.ly/6ShM50Vc0q4. Sea Change is currently accepting pitches. AIR member Carlyle Calhoun: reporter, host + managing producer of Sea Change.

Mini Workshop: How Many Things Can You Do with a Single Sound? ??? Wednesday, April 2 ?? 1pm - 2pm PT / 4pm - 5pm ET ??? Free and exclusive for AIR members: https://ow.ly/Mkxc50VbQFC This mini-workshop invites creativity and playfulness with sound. Watch sound designer Mark Angly manipulate a single sound in a DAW to create multiple variations. AIR members are encouraged to bring their inner sound nerd and experiment.

AIR Member Julia Barton will be presenting "The Hidden Grammar of Audio Stories" at the Power of Narrative Conference in Boston, Massachusetts at 3:30pm on Saturday, March 29th. About the session: What are the characteristics of a good radio story, narrative series, or interview show? What kinds of reporting projects make for good podcasts? This session is for podcast-curious and seasoned audio professionals. We'll learn to identify how various audio formats speak to audiences, how writing for the ear differs from writing for the page, and how to avoid impulses that can make audio stories harder to pull together (and harder for listeners to follow). Presenter Julia Barton is a longtime story editor for public radio and commercial podcasts. She recently completed a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. She was executive editor at Pushkin Industries, where she developed and edited shows, including "Revisionist History" with Malcolm Gladwell, "Against the Rules" with Michael Lewis, and "The Last Archive" with Jill Lepore.