The collection·Our stories

Who built community media — and what should we remember?

Discover the people who build, support, and sustain community media, past and present.

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People
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Stations
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Connections
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In the record

Why this exists

Community media was built by people who believed local voices deserved a place to be seen and heard. The field has always depended on a wide circle of people who kept stations on the air, communities connected, and public voice within reach. Community Media Voices exists to preserve those people and the work they carried before too much of that history is scattered, lost, or forgotten.

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Know someone who helped build this field?

A single specific memory is worth more than a general tribute. Tell us about staff, volunteers, producers, trainers, engineers, advocates, board members, funders, mentors, founders, or anyone whose work should not be lost.

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