Author: Julian Wyllie
Michael Pack settles lawsuit over use of donations, agrees to pay restitution and dissolve nonprofit
The settlement ends an 18-month legal battle between the District of Columbia and Pack’s production company.How succession planning can smooth transitions for new station leaders
“Ask your team what kind of skills they want to grow and how you can support that,” said KQED CEO Michael Isip. ...Four station leaders share how they’re setting priorities after taking the reins
GMs and CEOs who have stepped into their roles within the past two years told Current about how they're seeking to build ...Comings and goings: PBS hires VP, all-digital Va. station selects GM …
Leili Boroumand, PBS’ new VP of business development, previously worked as head of business development for Amazon Key.American Public Television CEO Cynthia Fenneman to retire
Fenneman has led the organization since 2001.Comings and goings: KQED appoints news VP, Houston Public Media hires CDO …
Ethan Toven-Lindsey joined KQED in 2016.NEH grants back pubmedia film on Reconstruction-era armed conflict, biography of author Julia Alvarez
Louisiana Public Broadcasting and Latino Public Broadcasting led recipients of $3.9 million awarded to media projects.California budget provides $15 million to KVCR licensee’s ‘long-range plan’
The state funds support continuation of PBS and NPR programming on KVCR and will help the community college licensee break ground on ...Comings and goings: APMG hires SVP/CFO, Southern California Public Radio appoints VP of LAist Studios ...
Barry Gisser joins APMG from the Science Museum of Minnesota.Comings and goings: EP hired for ‘Death, Sex & Money,’ WDET PD departs for audio ...
Liliana Maria Percy Ruiz most recently worked as head of production for Gimlet Media.CPB data shows decline in pubmedia workforce, small increases in staff diversity
Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders ...Comings and goings: Raney Aronson-Rath named editor-in-chief of ‘Frontline,’ David Greene appointed host for KCRW’s ...
Aronson-Rath’s expanded title reflects the many editorial partnerships she’s led for “Frontline.”WETA and subsidiary officially recognize union for ‘PBS NewsHour’ staff
A spokesperson for WETA and its subsidiary, NewsHour Productions, said earlier this month that the organizations planned to voluntarily recognize a new ...Upgrades to PBS Passport seen as only one part of the solution to public TV’s ...
With improvements coming to PBS’ members-only streaming service, development strategists at the Public Media Development and Marketing Conference advised stations to invest ...James Muhammad will leave Lakeshore Public Media to lead Classical California network
Muhammad has led the Indiana stations since 2013.
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