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KCBX names Chris McBride GM
McBride succeeds Frank Lanzone, who has led the California station since 1980.
FCC approves reassignment of UEN-TV license within Utah university system
PBS Utah plans to program the station with the 24/7 PBS Kids channel.
How YouTuber Johns Hopkins brings stories of Baltimore history to WYPR
Editing his histories to broadcast length requires “a lot of discipline,” says Hopkins. “Every word has to be useful because we don’t have that much time.”
January CDP Index: High-dollar gifts, new donors fuel standout year for membership revenue
As organizations look toward 2026, retaining new and higher-level donors will be key to revenue stability.
Vegas PBS GM Mare Mazur to retire
Mazur has led the station since early 2021.
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Comings and goings: Public Media Infrastructure announces board, VPM hires CFO …
LaFontaine Oliver will be the inaugural board chair for Public Media Infrastructure.Wisconsin News Collaborative launches with environmental focus
In response to the loss of federal funding, three public radio stations are partnering to better meet audience needs.Detroit PBS receives $2M for initiative focused on faith in community
The station will produce special programming representing the Detroit community’s diverse array of religions as part of the four-year initiative.Buffalo Toronto Public Media applies to make classical station commercial
The move is part of the station’s efforts to address its loss of CPB funding.
Comings and goings: RMPM hires chief experience officer, longtime Kansas Public Radio PD to retire …
Amber Payne, a former editorial leader at BET.com, Teen Vogue and NBCBLK, will join Rocky Mountain Public Media in Denver.Opinion: It’s time for public radio to reclaim its educational identity
In a post-CPB world, embracing our original purpose as a “school of the sky” is not nostalgia — it is strategy.Reporter Austin Fuller to leave Current
Fuller covered the CPB rescission and wind-down.
‘Phoebe & Jay’ teach literacy skills for everyday life
The new PBS Kids series aims to address a literacy learning gap that develops before children enter school.Comings and goings: Sarah McCammon to leave NPR, WVTF hires chief advancement officer …
McCammon, a correspondent for NPR’s Washington Desk, said she’ll “have much more to say about my next steps very soon.”University closes in on new home for KCUR
KCUR and Classical KC staffers are currently working from home.
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