Year: 2023
From China to ‘Our Land,’ how Melissa Block set a standard for NPR’s reporting
“The hallmark of her reporting,” says colleague Elissa Nadworny, “is ‘I want to be with people in their lives. I want to ...Vaccine hesitancy project targets communities in North Carolina and Michigan
Three productions funded by Black Public Media will be distributed through social media this fall.Public Media Venture Group receives $1 million from Knight Foundation to boost NextGen TV
PMVG will use the Knight grant to further adoption of ATSC 3.0 among public media stations and to explore how it might ...July CDP Index: Membership revenue edges upward, but radio’s challenges persist
For the first time in over a year, membership income among all stations is showing a marginal increase in giving.Current Crossword: ‘Drink Up’
Belly up to the bar for our latest puzzle challenge.West Virginia Public Broadcasting executive director resigns
WVPB’s governing board announced Carl "Butch" Antolini’s departure during an emergency meeting Monday.Comings and goings: KUOW appoints two executives, PBS Reno names chief engineer …
Marshall Eisen joined KUOW as CCO, while Annette Promes was hired as CMO.KALW hires James Kass as executive director
“His deep love of the Bay Area and his extraordinary track record in growing organizations and nurturing talent make for a divine ...PRX accelerator adds podcasts on inside story of ‘Barney,’ Cincinnati’s sewer system to development slate
The third cohort of PRX's Journalism Podcast Accelerator includes projects from five public media organizations.PBS Western Reserve CEO David Rotterman dies at 59
Rotterman joined the station in Kent, Ohio, three weeks ago.Civil rights complaint targets Black Public Media’s residency at University of Nebraska
A legal nonprofit that challenges the use of race in university admissions alleges that a partnership to support Black filmmakers violates federal ...Film highlights international progress towards nuclear disarmament
With “In Search of Resolution,” producer Robert Frye shares his insights on an urgent issue that’s “not going away.”KQED acquires ‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’
Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.Comings and goings: Susi Elkins returns to public media as SVP for PBS, NPR names ...
Elkins succeeds James Dunford, who left PBS earlier this year to lead American Public Television.WQLN names Cindy Spizarny CEO
Spizarny steps up from her role as VP and GM, a job she took on in 2013.
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