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.
Comings and goings: Tara Gatewood leaves ‘Native America Calling,’ WNYC hires deputy editor …
Gatewood joined "Native America Calling" in 2005.July 30, 2021Former WMFE CEO Stephen McKenney Steck dies at 77
Steck is credited with growing the station’s annual budget from $250,000 to more than $9 million when he retired.July 29, 2021Former WNET VP Carmen DiRienzo dies at 65
As a lawyer who oversaw corporate affairs and business development, DiRienzo guided the creation of Vme, a Spanish-language digital multicast service.July 27, 2021Comings and goings: Stacey Libbrecht returns to PBS as VP, NPR adds reporters …
Libbrecht started her career with PBS in 1996 and has also worked for Starz.July 23, 2021KVCR receives $4M investment from California state legislature
The funds will help KVCR pay for PBS and NPR programming, which it had previously proposed cutting to offset budget deficits.July 21, 2021House Appropriations Committee recommends $565M for CPB
The measure approved for consideration by the full House proposes an increase of nearly 27% from CPB’s current funding levels and recommends ...July 16, 2021Comings and goings: Heather Riddle to lead development for APMG, Mike Sauter named VP for ...
Riddle, who most recently worked for Augsburg University, succeeds Randi Yoder, who retired.July 16, 2021Sean Plater appointed GM for WHUT
Plater, an alumnus of licensee Howard University, plans to expand content production and oversee the launch of local ATSC 3.0 signals.July 15, 2021GBH and author Kwame Alexander partner for children’s series on music education
Alexander will be a co-EP for the production alongside Marcy Gunther, director of media development for children’s media at GBH. Kay Donmyer, ...July 14, 2021Maine Public taps Rick Schneider as CEO
Schneider returns to public media as successor to Mark Vogelzang, who retired June 30.July 13, 2021Tom Calderone named CEO for Buffalo Toronto Public Media
Calderone succeeds Donald Boswell, who is retiring after more than two decades of leadership of the stations.July 12, 2021Comings and goings: GBH Kids promotes EPs, Rick Holter to leave KERA …
GBH promoted Dorothea Gillim to creative director and Marisa Wolsky to director of children's STEM media.July 9, 2021Becky Magura named CEO of Nashville Public Television
Magura, who will join the station in September, is leaving WCTE in Cookeville, Tenn.July 8, 2021Study points to ways public media could build teen and tween audience — and risks of ...
"If we don’t engage them now, the teens and tweens of today might not as adults of tomorrow value public media.”July 6, 2021One up, one down: New Jersey station receives state funding, Pennsylvania’s lose appropriation
NJ PBS received $1 million, its first appropriation in a decade, while seven Pennsylvania stations lost support.July 1, 2021













