Obituaries
Former KCPT president Bill Reed dies at 81
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Reed, a former educator and prospective professional football player, also worked for CPB, PBS and KIXE.
People
Public broadcasters memorialize Bobbi English by creating award for work in early childhood education
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Each recipient’s local station will receive a $15,000 grant from Sesame Workshop to advance its work in early childhood education.
Audience research
CPB funds major research project on teenage media usage
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Findings will help public media’s content creators and stations connect with school-aged children and teens.
Obituaries
Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
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Lehrer hosted “NewsHour” for 36 years before retiring in 2011.
People
Comings and goings: PBS names Bugg programming VP, de la Torre joins New England collaborative …
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Bugg was director of programming at PBS from 2012 to 2014 before leaving for CPB.
System/Policy
CPB awards nearly $950,000 to four stations for educational media
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The grants expand on CPB’s American Graduate initiative.
Programs/Content
PBS greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie,’ new children’s series from Fred Rogers Productions
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The puppet show, debuting next year, features one of the characters from the original “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
People
PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
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KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.
People
Twin Cities PBS taps Sylvia Strobel as next CEO
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Strobel, who worked for Twin Cities PBS in the ’90s, will become the station’s sixth leader.
Obituaries
Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
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In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.
Featured in Category
Bob Culkeen named CEO of WTCI in Chattanooga
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Culkeen replaces former CEO Paul Grove, who left the station to become president of WEDU in Tampa, Fla.
People
Comings and goings: Longtime jazz host retires in St. Louis, WBEZ adds morning anchor …
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Owsley spent 36 years with St. Louis Public Radio as the city’s leading voice in jazz radio.
People
Comings and goings: Mary Pruess retires in Quad Cities, MPR’s Nancy Cassutt moves into management role at ‘Marketplace’ …
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Pruess signs off as WQPT nears the goal of its $2.4 million capital campaign.
People
Ellen Doherty promoted to chief creative officer at Fred Rogers Productions
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Doherty oversees popular PBS Kids series while developing new projects.
Programs/Content
PBS stations roll out localized live streams on YouTube TV
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Cord-cutters in more than 75% of TV households can access PBS and station content through public TV’s first deal with a subscription streaming service.
People
Tom Currá resigns as VIA Public Media CEO
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Currá had worked for the organization since 2004.
System/Policy
Senate approves first CPB funding increase in a decade
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The appropriation for the Ready To Learn grant program also increased.
People
Former assistant GM will lead Detroit’s WDET
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Mary Zatina is returning to the station after more than 30 years.
Programs/Content
PRX podcast network will seek to ‘reach young audiences where they are’
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Debuting next year, the TRAX network will cater to tweens.
Programs/Content
Dan Larkin named station manager of Minneapolis’ KBEM
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Larkin has been director of broadcasting for the Minnesota Timberwolves and Lynx NBA teams.