AIR is a global community of independent audio producers, offering resources, networking opportunities, and professional development.

Association of Independents in Radio (AIR)

AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) | 2,510 followers on LinkedIn. We identify, cultivate and connect audio storytellers across the U.S. and the world. | Since its 1988 founding by a group of freelance radio producers in New York City, AIR has grown into a hub for independent media makers. We identify, cultivate and connect audio storytellers across the U.S. and the world. AIR is committed to expanding the ecosystem where independents can do their best work, advocate for their needs and build thriving careers.

Program Manager @ The Association for Independents in Radio (AIR)

Lynn Casper

New Voices Scholar 2015 at Association of Independents in Radio, Inc.

Pritha RaySircar

Multimedia Journalist | Essayist, Reporter, Audio Producer Crafting Impactful Stories

Sonali Gupta

Audio engineer, trainer, and consultant in broadcasting, podcasting, and audio storytelling.

Rob Byers

AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)

Disrupting Peace explores why peace hasn’t worked and how it still could. In each episode, Bridget Conley, research director at the World Peace Foundation, speaks with a researcher specializing in one obstacle to peace and an activist changing systems from the ground up. Together, they explore what worked, what didn’t, and why we shouldn’t give up. Each episode ends with collective dreaming about what it would take to create the world we hope for (or at least get much closer). Season 1 covers topics ranging from climate and autonomous weapons to the election and prison abolition. Listen now: https://ow.ly/xlNy50U7QzB AIR member Emily Shaw is a co-producer doing creative development and audio production with the World Peace Foundation.

Podcast Garage Pop-up with WUSF 🗓️ Thursday, November 21 PRX and WUSF are hosting a Podcast Garage Pop-Up event in Sarasota, Florida. Meet local podcast creators, hosts, and audio editors and hear their insights for navigating business, technical, and creative issues and solutions within the world of podcasting. There will be workshops and networking opportunities for folks looking for a supportive creative community as they embark on their podcasting and audio-making journeys. Sign up for any or all the sessions and please spread the word with your friends! Learn more!

Meet Heidi Chang , an independent award-winning multimedia journalist passionate about telling meaningful stories about Hawaii and the Pacific Rim for audio, video, digital media, and print. Her work has aired on many networks and shows, including NPR, "The World," Voice of America, "Living on Earth," "Marketplace," "Weekend America, "Here & Now," PBS, AP Radio, ABC Radio, KQED's "Pacific Time," "Latino USA," the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and PRX podcasts. Most recently, Heidi won a 2024 Excellence in Audio Storytelling, News Feature Award from the Asian American Journalists Association for her NPR story Edith Kanaka'ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter. She has also written for the Los Angeles Times, NBC News, and other outlets. She covers everything from news and the environment to arts and culture, including music. Heidi began her journalism career as a TV reporter in California, Texas, Washington state, and Hawaii, where she also worked as a news anchor and host at Hawaii Public Radio. Along the way, she's freelanced as a field producer for ABC's "Good Morning America" and contributed to other shows, films, and documentaries. (SAG-AFTRA member since 1978.) Heidi is based in Honolulu, where she started on the airwaves, hosting popular radio shows featuring jazz, rock, pop, R&B, and Hawaiian music. She also worked as a DJ in the San Francisco Bay Area at KBLX "The Quiet Storm," part of the Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, and KCSM Jazz 91. Work with Heidi: https://lnkd.in/eHtwZaKy

More AIR Members Win Signal Awards! The Signal Awards are mission-focused on uplifting the podcast medium by recognizing the most potent, meaningful and unprecedented audio projects being made today. Last week we shared the names of AIR members who worked on shows that won Signal Awards. Since then, we discovered more AIR members who also won, there names have been added below! As You Like It - Lindsay Jones Mother is a Question - Natasha Haverty, Rob Rosenthal Sounds of Unknowing: The Making of an Oregon Sauvignon Blanc - Megan Hattie Stahl Monumental - Nancy Rosenbaum, Tommy Bazarian Face Off - Mia Lobel Inheriting - Emily Kwong Alaska is the Center of the Universe - Isaac Kestenbaum Sound Judgement - Elaine Appleton Grant Stitch Please - Lisa Woolfork Proud Stutter - Maya Chupkov One of Us with Fin and Chris - Myrriah Gossett Peak Travel - Tom Grahsler Weight For It - Ronald Young Jr. Proof from America's Test Kitchen - Yumi Araki Voices in the River - Theo Balcomb Not Enough Sun - Mike Rahfaldt

We're so proud to be a partner of RESONATE! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/eG8JXEu2

I'm just so glad that AIR (Association of Independents in Radio) exists. I've gotten great jobs, met really interesting people, tuned into fascinating seminars and career building workshops, and learned so much. If we haven't connected over there, or if you're working in audio, come on over! https://lnkd.in/duBUSv5B

Katie Marquette

free feral (they/them) plays with sound, song, and story to curate multidimensional experiences. Born in the SF Bay Area, they've made their home in New Orleans and Mississippi since 2012. free centers collaborations with other Black and Queer artists and have composed scores for film, theatre, and dance using strings, loops, and vocals. A poet and active listener, they explore how individual experiences illuminate facets of our collective stories. free holds a BM from Oberlin Conservatory, a Certificate in Documentary Studies from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke, and an MA in Southern Studies from the University of Mississippi. Learn more about them: https://lnkd.in/eD6nCw5m .

Women with Live: November Meeting (virtual) 🗓️ Wednesday, November 13, 2024 🕐 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EST 🎟️ RSVP for free: https://ow.ly/AAlM50U5lIS Women with Live is an online group of women who discuss and experiment with Ableton Live. We learn, laugh, and support each other. Our monthly online meetings revolve around sparking our creativity through fun exercises with Live and then sharing our processes and results. We welcome all women regardless of skill or experience. We’d love to have you join us at our monthly online meetings. MariGo will be joining as the special guest for November! Mari is an amazing producer and Ableton expert (she’s a certified trainer!). AIR Member Katie Semro organizes Women with Live.

SoundPath Class: "Introduction to Story Editing" with Willow Belden , Host of "Out There," is sold out! To get on the waiting list, please email soundpath@airmedia.org .

Friday's SoundPath and IIJ Panel on "The Impact of Layoffs and How to Weather Them" is now available to view for AIR members and webinar ticket holders: https://lnkd.in/e_VmghHj This panel is for freelance or former journalists laid off or accepted a buy-out.

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