The Charlottesville Podcasting Network was created in February of 2005 by Sean Tubbs, a radio producer who saw podcasting as a way to create a new platform for his work. Now it’s 2023 and most of his work is collected on Information Charlottesville, one of many services of Town Crier Productions.
But what about this site?
CPN was created to feature stories on arts and culture, interviews with news-makers, lectures and public forums, theater previews and more. Through a combination of original productions and partnerships with local organizations, CPN has provided thousands of hours of audio programming since it launched.
These days, CPN is an archive that captures a time period. There’s still a lot to sift through and we’re in a new experimental time. If you have ideas, let me know!
Our History
“Podcasting is a transition medium, meaning, it’s a temporary thing that will continue to change as the Web matures into something a bit more manageable,” Tubbs wrote to a journalist in 2006.
“I’ve entered into this stuff because I wanted to create great programming, original programming, and podcasting offers me a chance to take risks I can’t take in actual radio. My aim is to use podcasting as a way to drive grass roots attention back to the foundations of why public radio was founded in the first place,” said Tubbs.
CPN from 2014 to 2022
In January 2014 stewardship of CPN passed to long-time podcaster Dan Gould. Dan has a background in community-based radio and has produced over 1,000 feature length podcasts for the site.
In May 2022, Sean Tubbs returned to his role as the site’s Webmaster.