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Meg Goldthwaite started at the network in 2016.
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Didi Schanche becomes the network’s chief international editor.
Grants are supporting a digitization project involving stations in the states and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting.
NPR was incorporated Feb. 26, 1970, marking a new stage in the growth of a public media system rooted in education.
CPB has asked the Department of Homeland Security to set aside funds for public broadcasting emergency communications.
Hubbard has been serving as interim director since 2019.
When racist radio host Rush Limbaugh gets a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a standing ovation in Congress, Current’s executive director is worried that this year’s lobbying effort may not be enough to save federal funding for public broadcasting.
Vic Vela, a journalist and recovering drug addict, hosts Colorado Public Radio’s “Back From Broken.”
Four stations in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana will form the collaborative newsroom.
Arno will oversee the Community Service Grant program.
“It’s troubling that in an industry with nearly 20,000 people, the employees who seek career-path counseling, leadership development and diversity/inclusion training aren’t able to find what they need to build their skills and careers.”
The sale allows WAMU to “focus its resources on the Washington, D.C., region.”
A public television station would take over KUMD if the deal goes through.
Blue Ridge Public Radio and KUT in Austin, Texas, recently shared results of yearlong surveys.
Kyle Cunningham said he is “seeking to find some balance in my personal and professional life.”
The rebranded VuHaus Group will continue to curate and control the Live Sessions platform on NPR Music.
Seven public stations wanted to demonstrate the difference public media could make in responding to a statewide epidemic. The content has helped generate more than 31,000 calls to a 1-800 help line.
Northern has held several roles within ideastream, including station manager for its radio stations.
John Carillo, director of development, was named interim GM.
EP Susanne Simpson predicts “Beecham House,” a new TV series by filmmaker Gurinder Chadha, will be a “membership magnet” during March pledge.