Author: Julian Wyllie
Comings and goings: NPR members fill board seats, Alan Foster retires …
Station leaders elected Iowa Public Radio's Myrna Johnson to a three-year term on NPR's board.Vermont PBS, Vermont Public Radio announce plans to merge by July 2021
Officials said the new station will be able to expand programming and services.Jim Rademaker named GM of WCMU
Rademaker joined the station in 2015 and has been interim GM since May 2019.Comings and goings: Rebecca Carroll promoted at WNYC, UNC-TV hires CCO …
Carroll joined the station in 2015.To change with the times, WGBH drops its ‘W’ and pivots to purple
The new branding, which includes a color and font change, will be updated over the course of a year.Tom Axtell to retire as GM of Vegas PBS
Axtell has worked in public broadcasting for 48 years.GPB places ‘On Second Thought’ on hiatus until 2021
After reducing the radio show’s broadcast footprint earlier this year, GPB is ending weekly production until its funding outlook improves.Comings and goings: PMJA names Johnathan Reaves president, Joan Lunden tapped to host ‘Second Opinion’ ...
Reaves replaces Shula Neuman, who resigned earlier this month.Cleveland stations reduce workforce, management salaries in response to revenue losses
CEO Kevin Martin said the budget cuts protect essential news services and keep ideastream aligned with its long-term strategic plan.With a focus on civil rights, Yamiche Alcindor rises to the top as a White ...
Alcindor is the first public media reporter and first Black woman to win the White House Correspondents’ Association Aldo Beckman Award, presented ...Comings and goings: Shula Neuman resigns as PMJA president, Tonya Harley named PBS VP …
Neuman's departure will allow her "to focus on issues within St. Louis Public Radio."NPR, stations respond to Blackbaud ransomware attack
NPR and stations said they were told that Social Security numbers and credit card and bank account information were not exposed in ...Why Toussaint Morrison split from TPT and PBS
The host of "America From Scratch" said he could no longer reconcile his Black identity with TPT’s refusal to address racial issues ...Comings and goings: WQXR gets new leader, WGBH and CapRadio add staff …
Edward Yim has worked for the New York Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association.Comings and goings: Kathryn Washington named CPB VP, Nine Network reorganizes leadership …
Washington, who joined CPB in 2009, began her career in public broadcasting producing for KQED.
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