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Author: Austin Fuller

Austin Fuller

Austin Fuller joined Current as a reporter in 2024. He previously reported on restaurants and retailers as a business reporter for the Orlando Sentinel newspaper in Florida. He has also covered entertainment and city government for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

  • Development
    Logo of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) showing the acronym “NFCB” in bold black letters above the full name in smaller text, with a stylized dandelion on the left whose seeds resemble radio microphones drifting away.

    National Federation of Community Broadcasters lands $1.25M MacArthur grant

    The grant “is both an affirmation of the essential role community radio plays in civic life and an investment in the infrastructure ...
    By Austin Fuller
    October 23, 2025
  • System/Policy
    A child holds an instrument at New York Public Radio's Kids Fair in Queens in 2022.

    Tri-state music collaboration presses ahead despite CPB rescission

    The stations’ leaders see opportunities in coming together for events and in informing their audiences about upcoming activities in the region.
    By Austin Fuller
    October 21, 2025
  • People
    Headshot of Ron Hetrick, former CEO of Pennon, parent company of WITF in Harrisburg, Pa.

    CEO of WITF parent company resigns

    Ron Hetrick resigned Oct. 13 from his role at Pennon, which also includes the LNP newspaper and LancasterOnline website.
    By Austin Fuller
    October 20, 2025
  • System/Policy

    Penn State approves sale of WPSU to WHYY

    WPSU had faced a wind-down in operations after a Penn State board committee rejected a proposed deal last month.
    By Austin Fuller
    October 13, 2025
  • System/Policy
    West facade of the United States Capitol.

    APTS affiliate will now be sole manager of Protect My Public Media

    The American Coalition for Public Radio launched its goACPR.org campaign in May with messaging more closely tied to public radio.
    By Austin Fuller
    October 13, 2025
  • System/Policy
    A sign for CPB

    CPB pushes back on NPR request for restraining order

    NPR’s legal action over the future of public radio content distribution was “unfounded, inappropriate and premature,” said CPB’s general counsel.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 29, 2025
  • System/Policy

    PBS North Carolina lays off 32 employees

    Five employees also accepted buyouts, and 16 open jobs will not be filled.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 25, 2025
  • System/Policy
    The Colorado state flag flying against a blue sky

    Colorado Public Radio joins Mountain West News Bureau 

    The collaboration started in 2018 with $475,000 in CPB support.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 24, 2025
  • System/Policy
    A sign for CPB

    CPB will tap unspent funds to deliver $7.1M in last grants to stations

    Some CSG money remained largely because funds reserved for grantees were not awarded or were returned because of Inspector General audits, a ...
    By Austin Fuller
    September 22, 2025
  • System/Policy
    Exterior view of KIXE PBS headquarters in Redding, California. The gray building features a large circular PBS Kids logo painted on the wall and a mounted KIXE PBS sign. A tree-lined street with lampposts and banners runs alongside the building under a clear blue sky.

    KIXE PBS cuts five positions due to federal funding loss

    “We ultimately will need outside funding for the station to survive,” GM Rob Keenan said.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 22, 2025
  • System/Policy
    A sign for CPB

    How CPB could scale back and maintain its nonprofit status 

    Experts see advantages in preserving a bare-bones operation, which isn’t “particularly onerous.”
    By Austin Fuller
    September 15, 2025
  • System/Policy

    Miami school board sues over station purchase in Palm Beach County

    Court documents filed Wednesday seek to block a $6.45 million acquisition sought by South Florida Public Media Group.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 12, 2025
  • System/Policy
    Branding logos for KUNC and The Colorado Sound

    Community Radio for Northern Colorado reduces staffing by 20% 

    Layoffs announced Tuesday affect eight jobs at Greeley-based KUNC and The Colorado Sound.
    By Austin Fuller
    September 9, 2025
  • Programs/Content
    Two dancers, Ashley Thursby-Kern and Ryo Suzuki, perform in front of string musicians Annie Daigle, Rachel Grimes, Cecilia Huerta-Lauf, and Carrie RavenStem during a New Lens concert at the 21c Museum Hotel in Louisville, with woven basket art displayed on the wall behind them.

    How classical stations are pushing boundaries to deepen community connections

    KMFA in Austin and Louisville Public Media host “indie classical” performances, while North Carolina’s WDAV profiles artists from underrepresented communities and hosts ...
    By Austin Fuller
    September 8, 2025
  • System/Policy
    Headquarters of Houston Public Media.

    Houston Public Media cuts nine jobs

    In addition to the loss of $2.2 million in CPB funding, the dual licensee projects downturns in underwriting revenues and car donations. ...
    By Austin Fuller
    September 4, 2025
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