Author: Julian Wyllie
Comings and goings: NPR hires managing editor, CapRadio host takes leave …
NPR hired Samantha Melbourneweaver as managing editor of digital, audience growth and engagement.WETA announces rebrand of news productions under ‘PBS News’ banner
The weeknight news show will retain the name "PBS News Hour," while the PBS News brand will appear on digital platforms.Oregon Public Broadcasting taps CNN’s Rachel Smolkin as CEO
Smolkin will succeed longtime leader Steve Bass, who announced plans to step down last year.House subcommittee recommends more funding for Next Generation Warning System
If approved, it would be the third large infusion of funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency–backed program.CPB’s first post-pandemic analysis of stations finds stagnating radio revenue, drop in TV income
The latest State of the System report was shared during the Public Media Business Association’s annual conference.Jac Venza, founder of public TV’s ‘Great Performances,’ dies at 97
Venza founded the series in 1972 and retired from public media in 2004.Comings and goings: Dan Lothian named editor of GBH newsroom, NPR appoints deputy managing editor ...
Dan Lothian became editor-in-chief of GBH’s newsroom and “The World.”Kwame Alexander created a poem about public media with help from ‘Viewers Like You’
“A human network / A community / coming together in unity / generations engaged / together.”Stations in Alabama, Texas and Alaska receive $1.3 million from Next Gen Warning System
Alabama Public Television, KLRN in San Antonio and KYUK in Bethel will use the funds to upgrade their technology for transmitting ...Comings and goings: WFIT appoints PD, Nine PBS adds senior directors to development team …
Steven Keller became PD for WFIT in Melbourne, Fla.Marcia Smith, president of Firelight Media, plans to step down
Smith co-founded Firelight Media with filmmaker Stanley Nelson.Comings and goings: GBH News GM Pam Johnston to step down, Radio Bilingüe announces staff ...
Pam Johnston has worked as GBH’s GM of news since 2020 after years of working for “Frontline.”Four more public media stations receive Next Generation Warning System funding
Two of the stations serve Indigenous audiences.Comings and goings: Brad Turner named EP at KUNC, Aspen Public Radio announces new morning ...
Turner will lead KUNC’s daily news podcast and contribute to other newsroom projects.Jeff Aiello will step down as CEO of Valley PBS
The production executive who ascended to CEO in 2021 cited a need to “ease back on work load” in announcing his departure.
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