Author: Julian Wyllie
Comings and goings: Public Media Co. hires COO, GBH names documentary leader …
Caroline Ross became COO of Public Media Co.Mark Brewer resigns as WOUB GM
Brewer had led the station since 2016.Comings and goings: PMC exec steps down, Baltimore Public Media announces host changes …
Former Public Media Co. CEO Erin Moran left the organization.PBS, ITVS partner on YouTube channel for long-form documentaries
PBS Documentaries, a rebranding of the PBS Voices channel, serves as a hub for independent films.Comings and goings: Louisville Public Media appoints COO, news director leaves KUNC …
Ellen Oost became COO of Louisville Public Media.PBS proposes FY27 budget that would continue dues relief for stations
The budget includes investment in PBS Kids shows and “distinctive general audience content.”Comings and goings: Former CPB exec lands at Milwaukee PBS, GBH GM leaves …
Beth Walsh joined Milwaukee PBS after working for CPB.Arkansas TV commission pauses plan to drop PBS membership
“Going down a path” to disaffiliation provides “no motivation” for viewers to donate, warned PBS CEO Paula Kerger.Comings and goings: Bill Kurtis retires from ‘Wait Wait,’ WUSF promotes staffers …
Kurtis is stepping down from his roles with the NPR quiz show.How four public media workers are navigating life after layoffs
Losing a job is “all the emotions you could possibly feel, and you’ve got to work through it and get through it ...Comings and goings: PBS NC hires COO, WUWM appoints VP …
Jonathan Kappler became COO for PBS North Carolina after working for the state government.Court dismisses CPB lawsuit against FEMA over NGWS funding
Since FEMA began administering the program, stations have been cut off from funds for their public safety upgrades.Comings and goings: NPR promotes development execs, former PBS fundraising leader announces retirement …
Julie Parr, who previously served as interim leader of NPR development, was named SVP.FCC rejects petition to block WLRN purchase of Palm Beach station
A lawsuit before the Circuit Court “does not provide a basis for denying or deferring action” on the license transfer, wrote Albert ...KSPS PBS appoints Skyler Reep GM
Reep has worked for the station since 2017.
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