Year: 2023
Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.Comings and goings: NPR shuffles political teams, KERA appoints executive editor …
Deepa Shivaram is now a White House correspondent for NPR.‘Odd Squad’ abroad: Hit PBS Kids series expands to UK
Set in Britain and featuring a new cast, the fourth season will bring new twists on oddness and lessons in “maths.”Rhode Island public broadcasters to merge
“This is really the opportune moment to bring these two legacy media organizations together.”Eilee Heikenen-Weiss, producer for WUWM’s ‘Lake Effect,’ dies at 39
"In her short time with the station, she made an impact."Lawmakers OK fresh audit into Arkansas PBS’ purchases, procedures as far back as July 2021
A fiscal 2022 audit of the station raised questions of whether administrators deliberately sidestepped or broke state procurement law.Rima Dael to lead NFCB
Dael, now GM at WSHU-FM in Connecticut, starts at NFCB in January.Comings and goings: WITF SVP departs for Congress run, APTS hires general counsel …
Blake Lynch left his position at WITF to run for Congress in Pennsylvania.Pipeline 2024: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 142 series and specials.How you can help Current tell public media’s stories
Current has been able to thrive because of public media leaders and funders who see unique value in what we do.More stations and universities should partner to realize ‘win-win-win’ potential, report says
The report from the Center for Community News found that 91% of stations surveyed said they want to collaborate more with local ...Press Forward is talking about public media — and you won’t like what they’re saying
Our pitches for Press Forward funding basically boil down to “Help me incrementally grow my small newsroom!” — hardly the game-changing approach ...WITF’s ‘Melanin Report’ seeks to amplify BIPOC voices in Central Pennsylvania
“It goes such a long way to hear that news anchor speak just like you," says host and creator Marquis Lupton.WFIU podcast explores broader implications of death penalty executions carried out in 2020
“Rush to Kill” digs into a complex national story that consumed WFIU’s news team during the last months of the Trump administration. ...Pat Butler will retire from America’s Public Television Stations
Butler has led the nonprofit, based in Washington, D.C., since 2011.
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