Author: Julian Wyllie
State budget cuts prompt layoffs at WyomingPBS
"This shortfall represents a very real threat to the continued existence of WyomingPBS," said GM Terry Dugas.Comings and goings: Nikki Jones named VP at NPR, Cameo George named EP of ‘American ...
Jones joined NPR last year after working for SiriusXM Radio.Wonya Lucas exits Public Broadcasting Atlanta to oversee Hallmark Channel
As an NPR board member, Lucas led the committee that oversaw an investigation of sexual harassment by NPR news leaders.Crosscut Union pushes for workforce diversity provisions in contract with Cascade Public Media
The union, which formed last summer, is calling for accountability on management’s stated commitments to diversity and inclusion.Comings and goings: Francene Blythe-Lewis to lead Vision Maker Media, Ben Godley announces next job ...
Blythe-Lewis has held positions at several cultural institutions that work with Indigenous communities.Perry Simon, chief programming exec, is leaving PBS
Simon joined PBS in 2018 and has played a central role in its recent content initiatives.Michal Heiplik named CDP President
Heiplik is a co-founder of the Contributor Development Partnership, which is affiliated with WGBH in Boston.Comings and goings: Ted Krichels to retire from CPB, N’Jeri Eaton leaves NPR …
Krichels has spent more than 35 years in public broadcasting.Neil Best will retire from Community Radio for Northern Colorado
Best helped to make the organization's KUNC an independent nonprofit in 2001.Comings and goings: PBS promotes two to SVP roles, Reno station names tech VP …
PBS President Paula Kerger announced the promotions of Rhonda Holt and Scott Nourse last month in a memo.Jun Reina promoted to EVP and GM at CapRadio, Rick Eytcheson becomes president emeritus
Reina joined the station in 2007 and has served as COO and CFO.Comings and goings: ‘Invisibilia’ announces new hosts, two staffers leave Chicago Public Media …
Yowei Shaw and Kia Miakka Natisse have been producers for the podcast.PBS cuts jobs, changes up departments
The network reduced its staff headcount by about 6%.Julia Wallace named interim GM of Arizona PBS, Mary Mazur exits
Wallace has served as a professor in practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication since 2017.Comings and goings: CPB boosts Gales Webb to VP of radio, Harvey promoted at WNET ...
Jacquie Gales Webb joined CPB in 2005.
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