Author: 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.
Flora Lichtman named ‘Science Friday’ host
Founder Ira Flatow will also remain as host.January 7, 2025Pending CPB board nominations head back to president
A Senate rule requires that nominees who are not confirmed or rejected during the session in which they are nominated must be ...January 6, 2025NPR boosts coverage of religion with added staff, partnership with Religion News Service
“Coverage of religion is really important for helping people see that there’s a vibrant civic life in America,” said RNS Publisher Deborah ...January 6, 2025Radio stations go to new places to court younger listeners
With dating mixers, breweries and family days, stations aim to welcome millennials to public media fandom.December 19, 2024PMJA report points to shortcomings in newsroom diversity efforts
Lack of diversity in leadership was a constant refrain in responses to the association’s 2023 online survey.December 18, 2024Senate committee reports favorably on two CPB board nominees
With a voice vote, the committee advanced nominations for Felix Sanchez and Adam White.December 12, 2024NextGen TV station transmits real-time closed captioning translations
The AI-powered engine translates closed captioning from English to Spanish.December 11, 2024Spokane Public Radio names John Decker GM
Decker spent 29 years at KPBS, most recently as senior director of content development.December 5, 2024Public Media Co. lands Knight grant to boost station journalism
PMC will use the $1.5 million grant to build a website of tools and data for stations.December 4, 2024WDET host departs citing ‘disinvestment’ in his work
WDET canceled “Created Equal” after negotiations with journalist Stephen Henderson hit an impasse.November 25, 2024White House nominates two new CPB directors as three depart
Board nominees announced last week are Carol Kellermann and Adam White.November 19, 2024GBH sale of CAI building sparks pushback from community
CAI staff are expected to remain in the building until a new location is found.November 6, 2024How stations are enhancing statehouse journalism with CPB funding
With its latest round of funding, CPB has invested $4.9 million in its state government initiative.November 4, 2024OETA’s Polly Anderson to retire in March
Anderson, who has directed Oklahoma’s public TV network since 2017, previously led WUCF in Orlando, Fla., and New Mexico PBS.October 25, 2024Former Sesame Workshop CFO Daryl Mintz named CPB CFO and treasurer
Mintz started as assistant controller at Sesame Workshop in 1999 and was its CFO from 2010 to 2022.October 21, 2024













