Obituaries
Mark Brush, digital director for Michigan Radio, dies at 49
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“He’s one of those bright lights you don’t run into very often,” a colleague said.
Quick Takes
NPR faces another lawsuit from aggressive copyright protector
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The plaintiff is represented by a law firm that has filed hundreds of copyright lawsuits against media companies.
Quick Takes
NPR merges digital news and visuals teams
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The new structure will aid collaboration and provide “clearer points of contact for our digital work,” said Managing Editor Sara Goo.
Quick Takes
Subject of NPR article alleges defamation in lawsuit
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The focus of an article about a suspicious album sale claims the coverage “obliterated” his career.
System/Policy
Oregon stations attest to TV repack’s ‘detrimental effect’ on radio
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The repack work “threatens the survival of our public radio service as well as the health of our cultural community and economy,” said All Classical Portland CEO Suzanne Nance.
Programs/Content
WAMU to end ‘The Big Listen’ in May
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WAMU said the show did not gain enough traction among stations to continue supporting its production.
Programs/Content
New KQED podcast takes cue from NYT’s ‘The Daily’
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The morning podcast also relies on interviews with reporters for analysis of the day’s news.
Programs/Content
Three public radio stations acquire Gothamist sites
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The stations say the acquisition will “support their shared missions to reflect and serve their listeners and the public.”
System/Policy
KUOW staffers join SAG-AFTRA union
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KUOW staff members want “better pay and more of a say in how our newsroom operates,” says one reporter.
Programs/Content
NPR adds hosts to newsmags
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“Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” will each feature four hosts.
System/Policy
‘On Point’ host Tom Ashbrook dismissed following investigations of bullying, harassment
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A report found Ashbrook responsible for an abusive culture at the show.
Programs/Content
New York Times’ ‘The Daily’ podcast headed to public radio
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Radio “feels like a natural home for the show,” said the Times’ editorial director for audio.
Programs/Content
‘Car Talk’ shuffle opened doors for new programs on station schedules
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A Current analysis of public radio station schedules found that new NPR programs, such as Sam Sanders’ “It’s Been a Minute,” were popular replacements for “Car Talk.”
Quick Takes
Indiana station offers new classical music service
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The station wanted to create a classical music service with a price “low enough so that stations could use it to cover less critical dayparts.”
Quick Takes
PRX partners with podcast networks Gen-Z Media and Night Vale Presents
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The partnership marks PRX’s first time working with children’s podcasts.
System/Policy
HR chief Marjorie Powell leaves NPR
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COO Loren Mayor has hired a consultant to run the department as she rethinks its leadership structure.
KNKX wins lawsuit against former owner over bequests
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The station and Pacific Lutheran University disagreed over who should receive the funds.
Obituaries
Mariam Stepanian, Valley Public Radio GM, dies at 64
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Stepanian was an “unparalleled leader who empowered Valley Public Radio staff, board and members to unequaled successes.”
Pacifica agrees to loan for paying Empire State debt
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The loan was financed by a group of KPFK supporters.
Obituaries
Radio artist Joe Frank dies at 79
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Frank produced more than 200 programs for NPR and KCRW.