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Comings and goings: KQED hires VP of philanthropy, ‘NewsHour’ director retires …
Lynne Slattery most recently worked at the Obama Foundation as director of development for Southern California and the Southwest.Natalie Pillsbury will lead PBS Western Reserve
Pillsbury currently works as director of strategic content initiatives for Ideastream Public Media.WAMU will keep DCist.com online for another year
“Establishing an appropriate home for an historic record such as this is a challenge facing many in the digital media space, and ...Get tips on using generative AI to streamline workflows and boost creativity
The webinar “Innovate With Current: A Live Users' Guide to Generative AI Tools” dove into the heart of how people in public ...Pipeline 2024: Our annual survey of shows coming to public TV
Our annual look at national programs coming to public television includes 142 series and specials.PRPD will rebrand as Public Media Content Collective in 2024
"We need to broaden our sphere,” says PRPD President Abby Goldstein. “We need to be able to support lots of people within ...New position paper argues for including public media in upcoming wave of foundation support
The paper responds to the recent announcement that foundations plan to direct more than $500 million toward local journalism in coming years.Owner of KCPW seeks to sell station
The Salt Lake City station has faced financial challenges since it became independent in 2008.Four men indicted for alleged vandalism targeting New Hampshire Public Radio journalists
The indictment links the incidents to the subject of an NHPR investigation.WETA host and fundraiser John Begeny dies at 54
Begeny held the role of executive director of multimedia fundraising at WETA and co-hosted the show "If You Lived Here."Executive compensation in pubmedia: what station and organization leaders are earning
Our study includes the annual earnings of leaders representing 87 public media stations and major organizations.NPR asks Twitter to remove ‘state-affiliated’ label
“This must be a mistake as it contradicts Twitter’s own guidelines,” said an NPR spokesperson.Michigan’s WCMU replaces classical music with news on weekdays
The Mount Pleasant station will offer classical on HD channels and as a digital stream.Comings and goings: NPR shuffles correspondents, CRB Classical hires and promotes staffers …
Frank Langfitt is leaving his London-based reporting position, which will be taken over by Lauren Frayer.Sally Jo Fifer to leave ITVS
Fifer has led the San Francisco–based organization since 2001.
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