Author: Julian Wyllie
KQED acquires ‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’
Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.Comings and goings: Susi Elkins returns to public media as SVP for PBS, NPR names ...
Elkins succeeds James Dunford, who left PBS earlier this year to lead American Public Television.WQLN names Cindy Spizarny CEO
Spizarny steps up from her role as VP and GM, a job she took on in 2013.Bert Wesley Huffman appointed CEO of Georgia Public Broadcasting
Huffman had served as interim CEO since Teya Ryan stepped down.Joanna Kail named CEO of WyomingPBS
Kail has worked as executive director of the WyomingPBS Foundation since 2017.Frank Blythe, broadcaster who directed expansion of programming for Native Americans, dies at 82
Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.‘Atlantic’ EIC Jeffrey Goldberg named moderator for ‘Washington Week’
Goldberg will maintain his position as editor-in-chief of the magazine while hosting the Friday-evening public affairs program.Comings and goings: WETA COO resigns, Neely elected PMJA president …
Jason Daisey joined WETA in 2017 and had led a station headquarters expansion project.Senate Appropriations Committee recommends continued CPB funding in FY26
The recommendation follows a House subcommittee’s proposal earlier this month to zero out public media funding.PBS stations experiment with local sponsorship, membership spots on Passport and video app
Stations have yet to earn much from the pilot program, but participants remain hopeful for phase two and the future.Comings and goings: StoryCorps appoints chief program officer, KEXP makes room for new shows …
StoryCorps promoted Lisa Nelson-Haynes to chief program officer.Survey finds PBS app users want more content, features
The survey’s findings were presented last week at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference in Atlanta.CPB CFO and general counsel plan to retire next year
William Tayman Jr. has been CFO for the corporation since 2006, while Westwood Smithers Jr. joined CPB in 2005.House subcommittee recommends zeroing out CPB funding for FY26
The subcommittee bill for Labor-HHS-Education spending also provides no funding for interconnection and infrastructure.Comings and goings: Nashville Public Radio appoints COO, WMHT hires marketing VP …
Robert Sanchez joined Nashville Public Radio as COO.
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