Year: 2023
Michel Martin named ‘Morning Edition’ host
Martin begins with "Morning Edition" March 27.‘In the Dark’ podcast acquired by Condé Nast
The “In the Dark” team will work with “New Yorker” reporters and editors to produce a new season of the show.Comings and goings: Chief programmer retires in Ohio, Houston station appoints executive director of content ...
Wiener joined Public Media Connect in 1997 after working for WQED.White House nominates Felix Sanchez to CPB board
As chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Sanchez has increased the visibility and pipeline of Latinos in the creative ...Erin Moran will resign as Public Media Co. CEO
Moran has led the organization since 2019.Ideastream podcast zeroes in on challenges, triumphs among Cleveland’s Black women
"Living for We" features local women talking about the challenges they face with careers, health, gun violence and other topics.Joe O’Connor steps down as WFAE CEO
O'Connor led the station for eight years.Current Crossword: ‘What About Virginia?’
If you can think of a popular PBS science program, you'll have a head start on solving this puzzle.Why youth media is worth the investment
By embracing youth media, newsrooms can create a pipeline for talent while boosting the skills of reporters and producers already on staff.In acceptance speech, NPR’s Scott Simon reflects on the state of journalism
The role of journalism is to tell people the facts of what's happening, not what they want to hear, Simon said upon ...Kentucky Senate passes bill to revamp KET board
The bill would disband the current board for Kentucky Educational Television and require that future gubernatorial appointments to the nine-person board be ...Michigan’s WCMU replaces classical music with news on weekdays
The Mount Pleasant station will offer classical on HD channels and as a digital stream.Jennifer Cook named executive director for WUCF
Cook previously worked as senior director of content and engagement.Comings and goings: Stephen George elected to NPR’s board, PMJA board president steps down …
George is CEO of Louisville Public Media.How the pandemic changed public media’s financial outlook
Public radio's total nonfederal financial support dropped in fiscal year 2021, largely due to declines in underwriting revenue.
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