People
KERA hires Nico Leone as CEO
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Leone has led KCUR for seven years.
People
Joshua Johnson to leave ‘1A’ for MSNBC
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WAMU will continue the show after Johnson’s departure in December.
System/Policy
American Public Media Group eliminates jobs in restructuring
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President Jon McTaggart also announced leadership changes intended to make the company more agile.
Programs/Content
NPR expands ‘Up First’ to Saturdays
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Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Scott Simon will host the Saturday edition of the podcast.
People
NPR names next ‘TED Radio Hour’ host
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Manoush Zomorodi also hosts the WNYC Studios podcast “Note to Self.”
System/Policy
PRX drops PRI from branding
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The organization had previously used dual branding with PRI and PRX.
System/Policy
FCC proposal to end Channel 6 protections draws conflicting responses from NPR, KKJZ
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In comments filed this month, the California station raised concerns about TV channels interfering with radio broadcasts.