Author: Julian Wyllie
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.Black Public Media awards $610,000 to filmmakers, honors Sam Pollard with Trailblazer Award
The grants were announced at the 2024 PitchBLACK Forum in New York.Comings and goings: CPB hires director of radio investments, WEDU appoints COO …
Chad Lampe left PRX to become director of radio investments for CPB.Comings and goings: VP leaves Chicago Public Media, Cincinnati Public Radio hires music director …
Amy Wielunski, who joined Chicago Public Media in 2017, is leaving her VP role to become executive director of VocalEssence, a nonprofit ...Sesame Workshop reaches tentative collective bargaining agreement with writers’ union
The writers, who are represented by the Writers Guild of America, East, were threatening to picket outside of Sesame Workshop’s New York ...
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