People
WCTE appoints Avery Hutchins CEO
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Hutchins succeeds Becky Magura, who left the station to lead Nashville Public Television.
People
Comings and goings: Erika Aguilar named EP at NPR, CPB board officers reelected …
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Aguilar will be EP of “Morning Edition” and “Up First.”
People
Station Manager Kerry Swanson leaving Northwest Public Broadcasting
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Swanson has led the station since 2008.
Development
These stations are adopting new strategies to attract more diverse donors
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“We spend a lot of time thinking in the clouds and being a little more highbrow and not coming out of those offices and coming down to the people,” said Nikki Swarn, GM and PD at The Drop. “So many public media stations don’t make that entry point as simplistic as it could be.”
Programs/Content
NEH pandemic relief grants boost indie filmmakers
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ITVS, Firelight Media, the Sundance Institute and Appalshop Inc. received $5.5 million for filmmaking initiatives and other projects.
Programs/Content
Comings and goings: Frazier promoted at South Carolina ETV, Pizzi joins Public Media Venture Group …
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Stephanie Frazier joined SCETV in 2019.
People
Kristen Blessman to lead PBS12
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Blessman will join the station after leading the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce.
People
Comings and goings: Lulu Garcia-Navarro joins New York Times, NPR names chief culture editor …
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Garcia-Navarro recently announced her departure from NPR.
System/Policy
New podcast hosted by Grace Lee examines public TV’s track record on DEI
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The podcast follows months of criticism directed at PBS and public media about the system’s DEI initiatives and lack of transparency.