2 Pillsbury Street

The purchase of 20,000 square feet in the 2 Pillsbury Street condominium complex is central to the station's editorial growth and the centerpiece of The Campaign for New Hampshire Public Radio. This new production and broadcast center will be a state-of-the-art home for up to 60 reporters, producers, hosts, and administrative staff, a venue where live call-in programs, in-depth interviews, and sound-rich feature stories can be easily produced using the highest technical standards.

In addition to covering public policy, health, and education issues, we have already added arts and culture desk, and an environmental reporting desk. Enterprise reporting will be strengthened and our primary and election coverage enriched by the expertise of seasoned journalists.

A state-of-the-art technological operations center will facilitate the distribution of our programs to and beyond our network of transmitters and satellite uplinks. It will also allow us to create a "sound bank" of programs for on-demand and on-line distribution. The new facility will provide a Public Forum for community partners to hear a speaker or a live broadcast.

In short, the building is not an end in and of itself; the new broadcast facility at 2 Pillsbury Street is a means to an end. It will allow NHPR to provide the high level of public service that New Hampshire's citizens expect and deserve.