Author: Dru Sefton
Dan Metziga, head of development at OPB, dies at 66
He was presented with PBS’s C. Scott Elliott Development Professional of the Year Award in July.‘Nova’ streams documentary revealing major scientific discovery
In a first for PBS, an entire Nova episode is premiering online Thursday to coincide with an important scientific announcement.Zvi Shoubin, veteran MPT programmer, dies at 86
MPT President Larry Unger called Shoubin “one of the great pioneers” of the programming field.CPB IG advises return of $422,000 for American Graduate
KETC President Jack Galmiche “strongly disagreed” with the IG’s finding.Wayne Dyer, ‘one of PBS’s most successful fundraisers,’ dies at 75
Dyer’s 10 fundraising specials for public TV brought in more than $200 million for stations.Julie Shapiro heads to Radiotopia, baseball veteran joins KET, and other comings and goings in ...
Shapiro co-founded the Third Coast International Audio Festival.Vossen rises at ‘Independent Lens,’ Gilliam directs radio at LPM, and other comings and goings ...
Lois Vossen, former deputy e.p. at the doc showcase, has moved up to executive producer.KLRN builds Virtual Classroom on OVEE platform
Since the Virtual Classroom’s launch in April, nearly 400 participants from 27 states have met online to take lessons about nature.Sesame Workshop–HBO deal sparks soul-searching among public broadcasters
“It seems to me there is something depressing about all this,” lamented PBS’s ombudsman.CPB-backed training aims to diversify ranks of programming leaders
The project is supported by a $939,000 grant from CPB.Sesame Workshop hires three executives, Met Opera radio gets a new voice, and other comings ...
Mary Jo Heath is only the fourth host of the Metropolitan Opera radio broadcast since 1931.HBO to premiere new ‘Sesame Street’ shows, provide them for free to PBS in 5-year ...
New Sesame Street episodes will premiere exclusively on HBO starting this fall and will be available to PBS after nine months.PBS drops hourlong ‘Sesame Street’ from fall schedule
The half-hour version of the show, which premiered last fall, will continue.Kartemquin’s Justine Nagan to lead PBS’s ‘POV’
Nagan succeeds Simon Kilmurry, who left July 6 to head the International Documentary Association.Elsie Hillman, avid WQED supporter and longtime philanthropist, dies at 89
Hillman “was part of the WQED family since before its inception,” said President Deborah Acklin.
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