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Dru Sefton covers public television and CPB for Current. She has more than 30 years of experience working at daily newspapers including USA Today as well as Newhouse News Service, a Washington, D.C.–based wire service. When she’s not breaking pubmedia news, Dru enjoys being Current’s official staff baker.
The first CFO and chief content officer for the Virginia Foundation for Public Media and Commonwealth Public Broadcasting Corp. will begin work next month.
The hire ends a period of transition for AIR, which started when former CEO Sue Schardt abruptly left in August 2018.
“Working with Jack was exhilarating and incredibly gratifying,” said Amy Shaw, Nine Network acting president.
The Arkansas Educational Television Commission is threatening to sever its relationship with the AETN Foundation.
PMC will establish a public benefit corporation as part of the changes.
The OETA Foundation will turn over more than $40 million to the new Friends of OETA by May 15.
Susan Smith Richardson, a past publisher of The Chicago Reporter, will join CPI in May.
Illinois Public Media overstated FY17 indirect administrative support by $947,474, the audit said.
PBS says limiting national content to local markets will help avoid viewer confusion and strengthen station brands.