Author: Austin Fuller
University closes in on new home for KCUR
KCUR and Classical KC staffers are currently working from home.NYPR picks Christy Tanner as next CEO
“As a longtime fan of NYPR’s magnificent work, I’m honored to join this powerhouse organization with local heart and global impact,” Tanner ...KCUR stays on air after quick move from longtime studios
The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced in December hat the station’s building would close no later than Jan. 31 due to foundation ...Public Media Bridge Fund announces new emergency and disaster programs
The Public Media Bridge Fund has raised $66.5 million of its $110 million goal so far, according to Program Officer Allie Vanyur.Kansas City PBS CEO Kliff Kuehl to retire
Kuehl joined Kansas City PBS in 2009.Myrna Johnson to retire from Iowa Public Radio
Johnson took the helm in 2014.CPB to award $12M in interconnection funds to stations
“PMI, NPR, PBS and other system partners stand ready to serve together as thought partners as stations consider how to invest in ...PBS Utah, KUER lay off 8 employees
Six staffers were let go at PBS Utah, and two were cut at KUER, according to a statement from Executive Director Maria ...CPB will dissolve following unanimous board vote
CEO Patricia Harrison said CPB is protecting the integrity of the public media system by dissolving “rather than allowing the organization to ...WLIW gets four new series from partner Newsday
“All four of these programs really get into the hallmarks of what you find on public media and that we are always ...Roundhouse Foundation grants $1.5M to pubmedia organizations
The Oregon-based foundation is supporting Native Public Media and the Public Media Bridge Fund.All Classical Radio names Fred Child next CEO
Child, who grew up in Portland, left American Public Media’s Performance Today in October after 25 years hosting the classical music show.CPB awards $3 million to Koahnic Broadcast Corporation
The funds enable Koahnic to hire a chief content officer and expand distribution of its programs.NPR, Colorado stations present case for blocking Trump’s executive order
NPR’s attorney Theodore Boutrous argued Thursday that the May 1 order “openly seeks to retaliate against NPR.”CPB extends support for Mountain West News Bureau
A $500,000 grant, CPB's second six-figure award to MWNB since 2024, “gives us confidence at a time when many stations are having ...
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