People
Comings and goings: WETA hires CFO, Sandhya Dirks joins NPR …
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Ruby Goyal Aggarwal will oversee financial operations for WETA and its subsidiary NewsHour Productions.
People
Liwanag Ojala named chief transformation officer for APMG
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Ojala is resigning from APM’s board of trustees to become chief transformation officer.
Tech
PBS and stations look to improve use of metadata in streaming-centric world
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With help from PBS, a Los Angeles–based station upgraded the online presence of one of its shows.
People
Comings and goings: PBS board names new chair, NPR makes changes to longform audio team …
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Larry Irving was appointed board chair for PBS, succeeding Donald A. Baer.
People
Ronnie Agnew named GM of WOSU Public Media
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Agnew most recently worked as executive director for Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
People
Yamiche Alcindor to leave ‘NewsHour’ for NBC News, will retain ‘Washington Week’ role
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Alcindor has been a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC since 2016.
People
Comings and goings: The Current names Urban Alternative content director, staff changes at WETA/NewsHour Productions …
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Julian Green most recently worked as PD for the University of Minnesota’s student-run radio station.
Programs/Content
NewsHour Productions takes over management of ‘Washington Week’
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WETA in Washington, D.C., is restructuring operations of two PBS news programs under its subsidiary.
People
Comings and goings: NPR names engineering VP, ‘BirdNote’ hires new leader …
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Nik Khilnani previously worked for Gannett and the Walt Disney Company.
System/Policy
Union approves first contract with Cascade Public Media
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The contract includes protections for parents, improved pay and new anti-harassment rules.
People
Stephanie Patterson joins CDP as chief customer officer
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Patterson most recently worked for American Public Media.
Featured in Category
Shawn Halford named EVP for American Public Television
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The promotion is part of a leadership transition that brings Dan Soles to APT as VP and prepares for Eric Luskin’s retirement in January.
People
Comings and goings: South Carolina ETV names CCO, Nashville Public Radio staffs daily news show …
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Tabitha Safdi is also chair of the PBS Digital Media Advisory Council.
Programs/Content
WETA to take control of ‘NewsHour Weekend’ with Geoff Bennett as host
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The weekday “NewsHour” and its weekend offshoot, which launched in 2013, will be consolidated under WETA in Washington, D.C., by next year.
People
Comings and goings: Maribel Lopez leads PBS Digital Studios, Melissa Wright to leave TPT …
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Lopez most recently worked for TPT in St. Paul, Minn.
Development
WTVP acquires local magazine with support from angel investors
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CEO Lesley Matuszak sees the publication’s events business as an opportunity to boost station revenues.
People
Comings and goings: Nine PBS promotes Denise Kahle to CFO, Antonia Carew-Watts becomes ITVS VP …
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Kahle joined Nine PBS in 2017 as accounting manager and has also been controller.
Programs/Content
How producers of PBS’ prime-time series got their shows back on track during COVID
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Remote production protocols, acquisitions and streamlined formats helped executive producers make up for disrupted timelines, shuttered studios and travel restrictions.