PRX, INC.

Shape the Future of Audio

At PRX, we believe in the power of audio storytelling. Experiencing new stories expands our empathy, changes our minds, and transforms our communities. Your support helps PRX tell impactful stories, serve our audio producers, and reach new audiences. Together, we can create a more informed and empathetic society.

Thank you!

Mission
PRX’s mission is to lead changes that expand public media as a trusted source of knowledge, information, and inspiration for all.

Learn more about PRX and what we believe in.

About
PRX is a leading creator and distributor, connecting audio producers with their most engaged, supportive audiences across broadcast, web, and mobile. A fierce champion of new voices, new formats, and new business models, PRX advocates for the entrepreneurial producer. As an award-winning media company, PRX reaches millions of weekly listeners worldwide. Shows across PRX’s portfolio of broadcast productions, podcast partners, and its Radiotopia podcast network have received recognition from the Peabody Awards, the Tribeca Festival, the International Documentary Association, and more, including in 2022 when Futuro Media and PRX won a Pulitzer Prize.  For over a dozen years, PRX has operated public radio's largest distribution marketplace, offering thousands of audio shows including This American Life, The Moth Radio Hour, and Reveal. 

Note: In 2018, PRX united with Public Radio International (PRI) to create a new, scaled, open, and connected public media organization designed for the next generation of engaged listeners. 

Programs
-Radiotopia: Radiotopia from PRX is the first network of its kind created specifically for independent podcasts. We empower creators with the support to deliver well-crafted, innovative audio, and the freedom to thrive on their own terms. Led by Audrey Mardavich and Yooree Losordo, Radiotopia was created in 2014 through a partnership between PRX and Roman Mars of 99% Invisible. In 2017, the network was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Media. Radiotopia is supported by a mix of grants, sponsors and, above all, contributions from listeners.

-Ear Hustle: Ear Hustle launched in 2017 as the first podcast created and produced in prison, featuring stories of the daily realities of life inside California’s San Quentin State Prison, shared by those living it. Co-founded by Bay Area artist Nigel Poor alongside Earlonne Woods and Antwan Williams — who were incarcerated at the time — the podcast now tells stories from inside prison and from the outside, post-incarceration. 

-The World: The World is public radio’s longest-running daily global news program. As a co-production of PRX and WGBH The World broadcasts from the Nan and Bill Harris Studios at WGBH in Boston, Massachusetts. Launched in 1996 in response to a lack of international news in commercial media, The World has remained one of public radio’s most essential programs by providing its listeners with daily access to voices and stories not heard anywhere else. Over the years, The World has carved out a niche by offering a unique perspective on daily news: covering American issues and events through the eyes of foreign observers, and contextualizing foreign affairs for American listeners. We maintain a steady focus on global events and issues, reminding listeners that the US is not isolated.

 
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Our Imperative
Our approach is grounded in the practice of opening closed systems by telling stories that might not otherwise be told, offering a wide variety of program choices and by improving opportunities through innovative technology. We have an expansive definition of public media, which includes not just the stations and networks that built what we have now, but many other individuals and organizations working to create media in the public interest. Our imperative is to be bold.

Our values drive us forward and are instilled in the work of PRX every day.  

Courage - We believe in risk. 

Humanity - We believe in respect.

Opportunity - We believe in access. 

Purpose - We believe in a better world. 

Equity - We believe in diversity. 

We are also committed to creating an anti-racist organization, one where all employees can be their true authentic selves, are treated fairly and with dignity, and where diverse perspectives and voices are valued and respected. Read our full IDEA Statement here.