Obituaries
Public Affairs Television co-founder Joan Konner dies at 87
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Konner was a “model executive producer” with “high journalistic standards, sharp intellect, and the eye for a good story, well-told.”
Obituaries
Carl Kasell, former NPR newscaster and ‘Wait Wait’ judge, dies at 84
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“He remains in my mind an exemplar of what it means to be both a broadcaster, and a person,” said Wait Wait host Peter Sagal.
Programs/Content
NPR considers revised ‘Morning Edition’ clock to reduce ‘cluttered’ feel
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A proposed update would lengthen segments and return the show to a format of two newscasts per hour instead of three.
Quick Takes
SCPR challenges trademark for in-flight Wi-Fi brand
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SCPR is fighting against a trademark application that it says is too similar to its AirTalk trademark.
System/Policy
Staffers at Seattle’s KUOW will lose jobs as station revamps drive-time programming
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Seven positions will be eliminated and replaced with new roles.
People
Colorado Public Radio picks Stewart Vanderwilt as new president
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Vanderwilt has worked as GM of KUT in Austin, Texas, for 18 years.
Quick Takes
Pacifica settles debts with Empire State Realty Trust
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The foundation is also in the “final stages” of relocating the transmitter for WBAI in New York City.
Quick Takes
NPR creates two digital leadership roles
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Kerry Lenahan and Joel Sucherman will fill the new positions.
Quick Takes
Keillor looks to restart ‘Writer’s Almanac’
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He also expressed interest in reviving tours of “A Prairie Home Companion.”