Author: Tyler Falk
Tyler Falk covers public radio for Current. He has more than 10 years of digital journalism experience at outlets including Grist, The Atlantic Cities and SmartPlanet.
NPR plans ‘major’ layoffs due to ballooning deficit
NPR will cut 10% of its staff, CEO John Lansing told employees.By Tyler FalkFebruary 22, 2023With Super-Regional on hold, station leaders consider cheaper approaches to in-person networking
“That face-to-face ability to learn and talk with each other is still very important,” said Kerry Swanson, president of Western States Public ...By Tyler FalkFebruary 20, 2023‘The Takeaway’ canceled by WNYC, PRX
Host Melissa Harris-Perry called the decision “an act of institutional cruelty and abuse” by WNYC executives.By Tyler FalkFebruary 17, 2023KSQD seeks expansion with purchase of radio signals
The broadcaster is buying a station and translator from Educational Media Foundation.By Tyler FalkFebruary 6, 2023KPCC will rebrand as LAist 89.3
“A cross-platform approach will be the tip of the spear of our evolution," CEO Herb Scannell said.By Tyler FalkJanuary 31, 2023Former public media employees describe the burnout and frustration that drove them away
As stress, workplace culture and other factors drive people out, stations increasingly struggle to find and keep staffers.By Tyler FalkJanuary 26, 2023Reveal staffers seek union recognition
“Once recognized, we look forward to negotiating with management to ensure all eligible members are in-unit,” the employees said.By Tyler FalkJanuary 23, 2023Trina Cutter to retire from PBS Western Reserve
“I am rewiring more than retiring,” said Cutter, who plans to relocate to North Carolina.By Tyler FalkJanuary 18, 2023WDSE/WRPT rebrands as PBS North
The station is the latest to co-brand with PBS.By Tyler FalkJanuary 18, 2023WNET to buy New York radio station
WNET plans to pay $100,000 for WEER-FM.By Tyler FalkJanuary 17, 2023Staffers at St. Louis Public Radio seek to unionize
The proposed unit would include 42 employees in both on-air and off-air roles.By Tyler FalkJanuary 13, 2023Alabama Public Television hires Wayne Reid as executive director
"We are excited about the background skills and energy that Wayne will bring to Alabama Public Television."By Tyler FalkJanuary 13, 2023Jonathan Seaborn to lead UA Little Rock Public Radio
Seaborn is currently CCO at Texas Tech Public Media in Lubbock, where he has worked for more than eight years.By Tyler FalkJanuary 12, 2023GBH receives $16 million to support public broadcasting archive
The award is GBH's largest private grant ever.By Tyler FalkJanuary 11, 2023













