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‘Here & Now’ co-host is stepping down
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“I’m ready to take a little break from the Here and Now, if you will, and prepare for my next challenge,” he said.
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“I’m ready to take a little break from the Here and Now, if you will, and prepare for my next challenge,” he said.
A CPB grant will help the three stations develop a business and sustainability plan.
The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists is representing both groups.
The planned gift was made as part of a larger university fundraising campaign.
The efforts come amid personnel controversies and calls for change within the broader organization.
As stations turn to local music shows and national talk and entertainment offerings, “everyone’s looking for a hit.”
A spokesperson for the station’s licensee said in a statement that the leadership change “represents the first step toward resetting the direction and operation of the station to more closely align with the mission and values of the university.”
McTaggart will continue to lead the organization until a successor is in place.
A projected shortfall of $29 million will be closed with furloughs and other cost-saving measures.
Leaders of NPR’s SAG-AFTRA union are demanding the organization make changes around 13 issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion.
Andi McDaniel was set to take over the job this month.
The change replaces music on the station.
WKSU and ideastream are looking into ways to improve their service through a partnership.
The collaboration is being aided by a grant from CPB.
“It’s really, really incumbent upon leaders of newsrooms right now to understand that there is a mandate for change,” KQED’s Vinnee Tong said.
The CPM board declined to answer specific questions from staff about the CEO hiring process.
The leaders said the changes need to go beyond additional training.
The station faces a $7.1 million budget gap and has seen a “sharp decline” in corporate sponsorship.
The project’s initial phase will provide about 40 smart speakers to people in assisted-living facilities.
Staffers are asking for more transparency about the hiring of Andi McDaniel to lead the station.