Programs/Content
WVIK CEO Jay Pearce to retire
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Jared Johnson was also named station manager.
People
Jad Abumrad steps down from ‘Radiolab’
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Latif Nasser and Lulu Miller will continue as hosts.
People
Radio Milwaukee executive director steps down
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Kevin Sucher had served in the role since 2020.
System/Policy
Chicago Public Media board approves ‘Sun-Times’ acquisition
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“This is an important step to grow and strengthen local journalism in Chicago,” said CPM CEO Matt Moog.
People
Goli Sheikholeslami will leave New York Public Radio to lead Politico
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Sheikholeslami has led the organization since 2019.
People
Audie Cornish is joining CNN
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Cornish will be an anchor and correspondent for CNN’s forthcoming streaming subscription service.
People
Northeast Indiana Public Radio hires Terra Brantley as GM
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“Terra is highly-respected in the community and well-positioned to cultivate and build strong relationships to grow support for public radio.”
People
Audie Cornish is leaving NPR
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Cornish’s last day hosting “All Things Considered” will be Friday.
System/Policy
How WBUR is getting into the sponsored podcasts business
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The station began producing its first sponsored podcasts in November.
People
Fred Martino named WSIU executive director
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Martino was previously director of content at KRWG Public Media.
Programs/Content
Noel King leaves NPR for Vox Media
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Public radio listeners will continue to hear King on stations when “Today, Explained” is distributed next year.
Programs/Content
Get a sneak peek at upcoming public media podcasts
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Public media producers are preparing a slew of new and returning podcasts for national audiences.
System/Policy
Station leader calls for more coordinated podcast strategy with NPR
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Paul Maassen of WWNO said during a network board meeting that NPR and stations are working on podcasts in a “siloed environment.”
System/Policy
VPM Media buys Richmond alt-weekly
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VPM expects to begin publishing original content on the “Style Weekly” website by the end of the year.
People
Central Vermont Community Radio hires station manager
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CVCR’s WGDR/WGDH gained independence earlier this year.
Programs/Content
‘Criminal’ will leave Radiotopia to join Vox Media
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The move will allow Criminal Productions to expand its staff and namesake podcast.
Obituaries
NPR editor Petra Mayer dies at 46
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“She was ferociously intelligent, sardonically funny and made your day better by merely existing.”
System/Policy
New Orleans Public Radio expands classical network
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A format change will bring the broadcaster’s all-classical service to the Houma-Thibodaux region.
Local That Works
Project to diversify classical recordings wins 2021 Local that Works contest
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All Classical Portland’s Recording Inclusivity Initiative was voted winner of the 2021 Local that Works contest.
Programs/Content
In a new NPR podcast, Jay Williams hopes to take his guests to ‘The Limits’
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The former basketball star turned ESPN commentator Williams will ask his guests “how they continue to build their own businesses and hustle to the point of their own personal brand … because that’s exactly where I am in my life.”