Author: Julian Wyllie
Comings and goings: NPR’s Turpin becomes interim chief of staff, Ferguson joins Public Media Group ...
Turpin has been serving as VP for editorial innovation and special projects.Stations expand pandemic coverage with boost from Facebook grants
Facebook has spent nearly $2 million over the last two months to fund public media.Investigation of filmmaker Michael Pack centers on alleged ‘unlawful’ use of nonprofit gifts
The conservative director's film about Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is airing Monday on PBS.Ben Godley steps down as CEO of CDP
Godley previously served as COO of WGBH.CPB board votes to boost CSG pool with delay of Healthy Network Initiative
The initiative's $1 million will instead be distributed to aid stations amid the pandemic.CPB requests additional $175M in emergency funds from Congress
If CPB receives the funds, it would bring its emergency support from the government to $250 million.WBEZ’s Jenn White named host of ‘1A’
White will succeed founding host Joshua Johnson.PBS fast-tracks ‘American Portrait’ special on coronavirus
The half-hour program, airing May 8, presents stories of people on the front lines.Holly Groschner retires as CEO of Vermont PBS
COO Steve Ferreira was named interim CEO while the board leads the search for a successor.Comings and goings: Daniel Tucker promoted at WBEZ, NPR adds new staffers …
Before joining the Chicago station, Tucker was a producer for WNYC.Dorothy ‘Kitty’ Lensman named president of Ohio’s Public Media Connect
Lensman joined a branch of the organization in 1999.Freelance filmmakers, media groups lobby for federal aid reserved for small businesses
The effort is supported by more than 20 organizations, including American Documentary and the Association of Independents in Radio.CPB unveils plan to split $75 million in coronavirus relief funds between public TV and ...
The emergency funds provide extra assistance to small and rural public stations.Public TV’s daily news shows reinvent workflows on the fly
“People understand that things aren’t going to look as perfect, but what’s most important is the information,” said WNET President Neal Shapiro.Lyn Seymour, public TV veteran who worked on ‘Zoboomafoo,’ ‘Caillou,’ dies at 68
Seymour had tested positive for the coronavirus.
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