Author: Mike Janssen
With board appointment, Pacifica’s executive director drops “interim” from title
The board of the Pacifica Foundation on Monday appointed Summer Reese executive director of the five-station radio network, a position she has ...Houston Public Media eliminates eight full-time positions
Houston Public Media announced Nov. 7 the layoffs of eight staffers as part of a reorganization to create more multiplatform arts coverage. Four ...With board support gone, KBOO leader calls it quits
The Portland community station has new leadership at the top and on its board after a failed bid to revamp workplace practices.WBAI interim p.d. quits over fundraising programming
Andrew Phillips resigned last month as interim p.d. of Pacifica’s WBAI in New York, a post he accepted less than three months ...Ken Rudin offers public radio a new weekly dose of “Political Junkie”
The demise of NPR’s Talk of the Nation ended Ken Rudin’s regular appearances on many public radio stations, but the “Political Junkie” is aiming ...NPR unveils new voice of underwriting credits
NPR hired voice-over and theater actress Sabrina Farhi as the new voice of its underwriting credits, with her on-air debut to come ...NPR to announce new voice of underwriting credits
NPR plans to unveil tomorrow the name of the on-air talent who has been chosen to voice its underwriting credits as a ...WFUV seeks membership boost with new mix of music
New York’s WFUV has expanded its music mix and dropped NPR newscasts, with a goal of enticing more listeners to become members. Starting ...FCC extends deadline for LPFM applications
The FCC has set a new deadline for applicants seeking licenses for low-power FM stations, agreeing to keep its filing window open ...Pacifica seeks nonprofit to take over most operations of New York’s WBAI
The Pacifica Foundation is seeking another nonprofit organization to help operate WBAI, its financially struggling station in New York. In a Request for ...After Talk of the Nation, Neal Conan’s first gig takes him to Greenland
Neal Conan’s first foray out of the studio in 11 years took him very far from the studio indeed — all the ...Gambit to go independent opens new doors for Hinojosa
In launching her own media company, Maria Hinojosa sought to bring a “consistent presence” of a Latina journalist to PBS and take ...DOJ still harshing the mellow for pot dispensary sponsorships
An Aug. 29 update of Department of Justice policies for enforcing marijuana laws did little to clarify whether public radio stations should ...WLRN backpedals after host dumps talk show guest
The author of a book arguing for the innocence of five convicted Cuban spies found himself disinvited from an appearance on Miami’s ...Knell’s departure stalls discussions about expanding NPR’s Code Switch
Talks between NPR and CPB about expanding the network’s Code Switch to a local and regional level are on hold as NPR ...
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