Author: Julian Wyllie
Comings and goings: John Van Hoesen to retire from VPR, C.J. Janovy rejoins KCUR …
Van Hoesen joined the station in 2001.CPB board boosts CSG funds by delaying Healthy Network Initiative for second year
Board member Ruby Calvert said setting aside the initiative for another year is “the right thing to do.”PBS FY22 budget increases station dues, spending on content and marketing
PBS CFO and Treasurer Tom Tardivo said the new dues amount to a “modest increase.”Travis Hendryx appointed GM for Smoky Hills PBS
Hendryx previously worked for newspapers in Kansas and radio stations in Texas.Comings and goings: Paul Hunton joins PBS board, Amna Nawaz promoted to ‘NewsHour’ chief correspondent ...
Hunton fills the vacancy left by Kim Johnson, who resigned from the board and PBS12 in Denver.David Feingold to retire as CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio
Feingold has led the station since 2015.Comings and goings: Shereen Marisol Meraji leaving ‘Code Switch,’ Holly Edgell to lead Midwest Newsroom ...
Meraji has co-hosted the podcast since its 2016 launch.Comings and goings: PBS hires Douglas Chang as senior director, WETA appoints diversity officer …
Chang previously worked as a programming director for KCET in Los Angeles and as supervising producer for AmDoc/POV.Ann Alquist named executive director and GM for WBHM
Alquist succeeds Chuck Holmes, who left the station earlier this year to run a nonprofit.Comings and goings: Amy Wielunski to lead membership for WBEZ, Ashley Alvarado takes new role ...
Wielunski previously worked as Chicago Public Media’s director of membership growth and acquisition.Kim Johnson to retire as GM of PBS12
Johnson joined the station in 1989 and previously worked as studio supervisor and VP of operations.CPB analysis finds steep declines in station underwriting, foundation funding
While income from individual giving grew 5% last fiscal year, stations were hit by losses in all other revenue categories.Jeff Hanks named CEO of Lakeland PBS
Hanks succeeds Bill Sanford, who announced his retirement last month.President Biden’s proposed budget includes $475M for CPB
APTS President Pat Butler called the proposal “a good first step.”Comings and goings: Joseph Tovares to leave WMHT, Amy Tardif hired as Report for America ...
Tovares is developing a podcast for U.S. and Latin American audiences.
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