Wilson had “a singular focus on storytelling and the importance of public media,” said filmmaker Ken Burns.

Kiser, who joined the station in 1999, plans to step down next year.

The writer’s guild unit succeeded in rolling back management proposals that threatened its existence, said WGAE President Lisa Takeuchi Cullen.

Sarah Morris was elected to the NPR board of directors.

The Writers Guild of America voted to authorize a strike if the current contract expires Thursday.

The PBS board could vote on the model as early as next month.

Max McClellan was named EP of “PBS News Weekend.”

Drew Brody was named COO of Chicago Public Media.

NPR added five journalists to its Backstop Editors team, including Kristian Monroe as a deputy managing editor.

The petition accuses GBH, WNET Group and PBS SoCal of delaying their response to the union’s demands.

Stephen Budihas was named VP of operations for Lehigh Valley Public Media.

Rebecca Eaton, who has worked for “Masterpiece” since 1985, is retiring from the series.

Robinson’s highest post in public media was VP of national programming for the WNET Group.

Westover first joined the station in 1999.

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