Author: Andrew Lapin
Jack Brown, creator of Northstate Public Radio, dies at 68
Jack Brown, longtime g.m. of Northstate Public Radio and the man who transitioned the Chico, Calif., station from a student-run enterprise to ...Betty Cope, WVIZ founding g.m., dies at 87
Betty Cope, the founding general manager of Cleveland’s pubTV station and one of the first women to ascend into television broadcast management, ...Susan Farmer, Rhode Island politician and pubTV exec, dies at 71
Susan Farmer, longtime president of Rhode Island’s only pubTV network, died Sept. 16 after a 12-year battle with cancer. She was 71. Farmer ...Robert Larson, “urban missionary” at Detroit Public TV, dies at 83
Robert Larson, a mission-driven public broadcaster who helped pioneer techniques for creating television programs and outreach for underserved communities, died Sept. 13 ...Online PBS series takes a deeper look at video games
PBS Digital Studios premiered Game/Show, an online series that considers video games from a cultural perspective, Aug. 27 on its YouTube channel.WNYC, Takeaway encourage stations to take it apart
Public radio’s The Takeaway has more than doubled its carriage since cancellation of NPR’s Talk of the Nation, and the show’s producers ...Pacifica relieves WPFW manager of duties, urges staff to keep quiet
Pacifica has placed John Hughes, g.m. of WPFW in Washington, D.C., on paid administrative leave and appointed an outside consultant as interim ...PBS programs win three at 2013 Creative Arts Emmys
American Masters and Downton Abbey led the opening round of the annual Primetime Emmys Sept. 15 by claiming three Creative Arts Emmys for PBS. American Masters, a production ...Alec Baldwin ending WNYC’s Here’s The Thing
Alec Baldwin, the actor and diehard public radio fan, will be ending his own popular podcast and pubradio program after two seasons ...Saul Landau, investigative filmmaker, dies at 77
Saul Landau, a filmmaker who made investigative documentaries for PBS, died Sept. 9 from cancer. He was 77. Landau’s death was announced ...Don’t mess with the Met: WFIU reverses course on weekend schedule
An outcry from listeners prompted WFIU-FM in Bloomington, Ind., to announce Aug. 13 that it would restore classical programming to its schedule, ...Youth Radio looks to highlight more of its content, mission on new website
Youth Radio, the Oakland, Calif.–based media-training center that partners with public radio, launched its new website Aug. 9.Wits introduces social club in advance of fourth-season launch
American Public Media’s Wits is introducing a “Social Club” for fans as producers prepare to launch the show’s fall season. For $35, fans ...Marian McPartland, Piano Jazz host, dies at 95
Marian McPartland, a concert pianist and the long-running host of NPR’s Piano Jazz, died Aug. 20 at her home in Long Island, ...Teshima Walker, e.p. of Tell Me More, dies at 44
Teshima Walker, executive producer of NPR’s Tell Me More, died Aug. 16 after a two-year battle with colon cancer. She was 44.
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