Development
Public media campaign aims to help stations reverse new donor slump
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The May event will encourage supporters to share their love for public media.
Programs/Content
‘In the Dark’ podcast acquired by Condé Nast
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The “In the Dark” team will work with “New Yorker” reporters and editors to produce a new season of the show.
System/Policy
NPR plans ‘major’ layoffs due to ballooning deficit
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NPR will cut 10% of its staff, CEO John Lansing told employees.
System/Policy
With Super-Regional on hold, station leaders consider cheaper approaches to in-person networking
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“That face-to-face ability to learn and talk with each other is still very important,” said Kerry Swanson, president of Western States Public Radio.
Programs/Content
‘The Takeaway’ canceled by WNYC, PRX
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Host Melissa Harris-Perry called the decision “an act of institutional cruelty and abuse” by WNYC executives.
System/Policy
KSQD seeks expansion with purchase of radio signals
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The broadcaster is buying a station and translator from Educational Media Foundation.
System/Policy
KPCC will rebrand as LAist 89.3
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“A cross-platform approach will be the tip of the spear of our evolution,” CEO Herb Scannell said.
System/Policy
Former public media employees describe the burnout and frustration that drove them away
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As stress, workplace culture and other factors drive people out, stations increasingly struggle to find and keep staffers.
System/Policy
Reveal staffers seek union recognition
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“Once recognized, we look forward to negotiating with management to ensure all eligible members are in-unit,” the employees said.
People
Trina Cutter to retire from PBS Western Reserve
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“I am rewiring more than retiring,” said Cutter, who plans to relocate to North Carolina.
Featured in Category
Staffers at St. Louis Public Radio seek to unionize
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The proposed unit would include 42 employees in both on-air and off-air roles.
People
Alabama Public Television hires Wayne Reid as executive director
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“We are excited about the background skills and energy that Wayne will bring to Alabama Public Television.”
People
Jonathan Seaborn to lead UA Little Rock Public Radio
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Seaborn is currently CCO at Texas Tech Public Media in Lubbock, where he has worked for more than eight years.