Author: Julian Wyllie
Public broadcasters memorialize Bobbi English by creating award for work in early childhood education
Each recipient's local station will receive a $15,000 grant from Sesame Workshop to advance its work in early childhood education.CPB funds major research project on teenage media usage
Findings will help public media’s content creators and stations connect with school-aged children and teens.Jim Lehrer, ‘PBS NewsHour’ co-founder and anchor, dies at 85
Lehrer hosted "NewsHour" for 36 years before retiring in 2011.Comings and goings: PBS names Bugg programming VP, de la Torre joins New England collaborative ...
Bugg was director of programming at PBS from 2012 to 2014 before leaving for CPB.CPB awards nearly $950,000 to four stations for educational media
The grants expand on CPB’s American Graduate initiative.PBS greenlights ‘Donkey Hodie,’ new children’s series from Fred Rogers Productions
The puppet show, debuting next year, features one of the characters from the original "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood."PBS Utah and KUER will share leader as James Morgese retires
KUER GM Maria O’Mara will become executive director of both PBS Utah and KUER.Twin Cities PBS taps Sylvia Strobel as next CEO
Strobel, who worked for Twin Cities PBS in the ’90s, will become the station’s sixth leader.Bobbi English, Sesame Workshop TV executive, dies at 57
In her dream job, English managed Sesame Workshop’s relationships with public television for 19 years.Bob Culkeen named CEO of WTCI in Chattanooga
Culkeen replaces former CEO Paul Grove, who left the station to become president of WEDU in Tampa, Fla.Comings and goings: Longtime jazz host retires in St. Louis, WBEZ adds morning anchor …
Owsley spent 36 years with St. Louis Public Radio as the city’s leading voice in jazz radio.Comings and goings: Mary Pruess retires in Quad Cities, MPR’s Nancy Cassutt moves into management ...
Pruess signs off as WQPT nears the goal of its $2.4 million capital campaign.Ellen Doherty promoted to chief creative officer at Fred Rogers Productions
Doherty oversees popular PBS Kids series while developing new projects.PBS stations roll out localized live streams on YouTube TV
Cord-cutters in more than 75% of TV households can access PBS and station content through public TV’s first deal with a subscription ...Tom Currá resigns as VIA Public Media CEO
Currá had worked for the organization since 2004.
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