People
Comings and goings: APMG hires SVP/CFO, Southern California Public Radio appoints VP of LAist Studios …
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Barry Gisser joins APMG from the Science Museum of Minnesota.
System/Policy
OPB union members picket as contract negotiations stretch into fourth month
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The members say that raises and a stipend given to nonunion employees are among the issues at stake.
System/Policy
Former Va. lieutenant governor sues New York Public Radio for defamation
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A NYPR spokesperson told Current that Justin Fairfax’s complaint “is completely without merit.”
Programs/Content
‘Intelligence Squared Debates’ expands to deliver weekly episodes
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A decision to rethink the format gave producers flexibility to create episodes on hotly debated, timely topics.
People
Comings and goings: EP hired for ‘Death, Sex & Money,’ WDET PD departs for audio GM job at WHYY …
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Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz most recently worked as head of production for Gimlet Media.
Programs/Content
How book clubs help stations build new audiences and community connections
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“We’re introducing people to our content who wouldn’t have experienced it any other way,” says Laura Durham of PBS Utah.
Programs/Content
In wake of Dobbs decision, newsrooms expand coverage of reproductive health
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Two journalism collaboratives, the Gulf States Newsroom and Ohio Valley ReSource, are adding beat reporters who will follow the long-term fallout from the reversal of Roe v. Wade.
Programs/Content
With ‘Great American Recipe,’ PBS showcases culinary traditions that bring people together
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“It’s not about winning or being competitive, it’s really just connecting through food and our culture,” says Emily Wilderman of WNIN in Evansville, Ind.
System/Policy
Kentucky stations struggle to report on — and recover from — historic flooding
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The floods submerged the studio of community radio station WMMT and damaged its decades of media archives.
System/Policy
CPB data shows decline in pubmedia workforce, small increases in staff diversity
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Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders fell.
System/Policy
With boot camp, Public Media Women in Leadership seeks to prepare participants for rising careers in system
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Open to women, nonbinary professionals and men of color, the seven-month program also aims to reshape leadership ranks in pubmedia.