Drew Brody was hired as COO of Chicago Public Media.
Brody most recently worked as COO and CFO for Tru Staffing Partners Inc., a cybersecurity and data privacy company that he joined in 2012. Before that, Brody was VP of content development for The Princeton Review, where he launched the podcast LSAT in Everyday Life.
Brody is also the founder of Songbyrd, a nonprofit supporting emerging musical theater composers, and co-owner of the Bowery Princes art gallery in New York.
“We are thrilled to welcome Drew to the team,” said CPM CEO Melissa Bell in a news release. “He is a proven leader and visionary who will bring fresh perspectives and creative solutions to our organization. Drew’s insights and energy will be invaluable as we continue to expand our reach and impact.”
Jacob “Izzy” Rosen was hired as a content strategy analyst for NPR.
Rosen most recently worked as a marketing strategy senior analyst for UPS. He also worked as a personal assistant and legislative aide to Sen. Angus King (I-Maine).
Meg Nesbitt Brennan, VP of content business strategy and operations, said in a memo to staff that Rosen is the first of two content analysts to be hired. The positions “will be tasked with helping us create systems to look at our content in the aggregate instead of the anecdotal” and will be “focused on producing data and analysis of our content mix in a timely manner for our editors, showrunners, and content leadership to review and make more informed decisions,” Brennan said.
Reporters at KCUR in Kansas City, Mo., announced job changes.
Celisa Calacal is leaving her position as a government and politics reporter to become a race and culture reporter for the station. Calacal joined the station in 2022.
“Kansas City is a diverse city with a deep history, and I hope to capture that in my reporting,” she said on X, formerly known as Twitter. “I’m not entirely leaving local gov: I’ll focus even more on how policies from city hall impact our city’s marginalized groups. Expect stories about the people and the communities that make Kansas City vibrant. Expect coverage about the groups fighting to make the city more equitable and welcoming. And, expect food coverage from me — a beat I’ve always wanted to make my own.”
Savannah Hawley-Bates shifted from general assignment reporter to politics and government reporter. Hawley-Bates joined the station in 2022.
“This is a beat I’ve wanted to do for a long time, and I’m excited to cover how local government impacts our everyday lives and hold those in power to account,” she said on X. “You’ll see more coverage from me on labor, business, and development — a topic close to my heart. You’ll also see stories about Kansas Citians fighting to better their home.”
Development
Daryel Peake was hired as director of development for Michigan Public. Peake most recently worked as senior director of development for Per Scholas, a training network for technology jobs. He has also been director of partnerships and engagement for the Information Technology Senior Management Forum in Atlanta and held development positions with Dutton Farm and Goodwill Industries of Greater Detroit.
Management
Eric Silva announced on LinkedIn that he’s leaving his position as a student development program manager for Colorado Public Radio. Silva will join Denver Health and work in its organizational development department. He joined CPR in 2022 after working for the Metropolitan State University of Denver.
Content
Erica Ayisi was hired as an Indigenous affairs multimedia reporter for PBS Wisconsin and ICT, formerly known as Indian Country Today. The position is part of a collaborative partnership between the station and ICT’s parent company, IndiJ Public Media. Ayisi has been a freelance journalist for the last 11 years, contributing to NBC News, Essence, The Root, Mongabay, Rhode Island PBS Weekly and more. “We are excited not only for Erica to start in this new role, but also for the Indigenous communities in our region to get the news coverage they deserve on issues that impact them,” said Karen Lincoln Michel, CEO of IndiJ Public Media and president of ICT, in a news release.
Chris Haxel, a correspondent for American Public Media’s APM Reports, left his position to become an editor for The Daily at The New York Times. Haxel joined APM last year and previously worked as a lead producer for Taking Cover, an investigative podcast produced by NPR. Haxel was also co-host of NPR’s No Compromise podcast and a reporter for KCUR in Kansas City, Mo.
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