Author: Julian Wyllie
Julian became Current's public television reporter in 2019. His work has appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Governing Magazine, Politico and the Indianapolis Recorder. When he's not reporting, Julian is likely traveling with friends, building his vinyl collection or being a bunny dad.
All-digital PBS Appalachia Virginia taps into regional pride for programs and funding
The startup delivering PBS and local programs to southwestern Virginia aims to build a new model for public media in rural areas.September 5, 2023CapRadio cuts staff, citing financial challenges
The station said work on three projects over the past five years coincided with "economic uncertainty."September 1, 2023Legislature’s review of audit stalls proposed raise for Arkansas PBS CEO
The audit raised questions among legislators about the state network's procurement practices.August 29, 2023Comings and goings: NPR’s Anya Grundmann will step down, network appoints executive editor …
Anya Grundmann is leaving her role as SVP of programming for NPR.August 23, 2023Public Media Venture Group receives $1 million from Knight Foundation to boost NextGen TV
PMVG will use the Knight grant to further adoption of ATSC 3.0 among public media stations and to explore how it might ...August 16, 2023Comings and goings: KUOW appoints two executives, PBS Reno names chief engineer …
Marshall Eisen joined KUOW as CCO, while Annette Promes was hired as CMO.August 15, 2023PBS Western Reserve CEO David Rotterman dies at 59
Rotterman joined the station in Kent, Ohio, three weeks ago.August 10, 2023Civil rights complaint targets Black Public Media’s residency at University of Nebraska
A legal nonprofit that challenges the use of race in university admissions alleges that a partnership to support Black filmmakers violates federal ...August 10, 2023KQED acquires ‘Snap Judgment’ and ‘Spooked’
Both the flagship program and “Spooked” are produced by Snap Judgment Studios, based in Oakland.August 8, 2023Comings 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.August 7, 2023WQLN names Cindy Spizarny CEO
Spizarny steps up from her role as VP and GM, a job she took on in 2013.August 7, 2023Bert Wesley Huffman appointed CEO of Georgia Public Broadcasting
Huffman had served as interim CEO since Teya Ryan stepped down.August 4, 2023Joanna Kail named CEO of WyomingPBS
Kail has worked as executive director of the WyomingPBS Foundation since 2017.August 4, 2023Frank 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.August 4, 2023‘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.August 2, 2023















