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The board of directors of the Public Radio Partnership in Louisville, Ky., is considering replacing president Gerry Weston, according to the (Louisville, Ky.) Courier-Journal.
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Tucker Carlson gets his own primetime series on MSNBC, and Crossfire, his expiring CNN gig, gets snuffed.
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The Washington Times talks with David Brancaccio in advance of his Friday debut as the solo host of PBS’s Now. Though the formerly hour-long newsmag has been cut to 30 minutes, the roving anchor, who will host each show from a different locale, says the smaller window will result in fewer, not shorter, stories. “If a piece was 18 minutes in ’04, it will be 18 minutes in ’05,” he says. (via Romenesko)
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KERA in Dallas announced Monday that president and CEO Gary Ferrell had unexpectedly resigned for personal reasons. Station spokeswoman Sharon Philippart told the Dallas Business Journal the resignation, which was effective immediately, was not requested by the KERA board. Ferrell, former CFO at Los Angeles’ KCET, is reportedly returning to California. The Kansas City Star also reports that William T. Reed will announce this week that he’s stepping down as president and CEO of Kansas City Public Television effective June 30. (registration req.)
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Public radio consultant John Sutton has started a weblog featuring his thoughts on the field and asking for comments from others.