System/Policy
American Public Media restructures APM Studios, eliminates positions
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APM Studios will move away from being a standalone podcast studio.
Programs/Content
Tonya Mosley explores a family mystery in ‘She Has a Name’
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“This is a story that needs to be told … for my sake, for our family’s sake, and for those who will listen to it in Detroit and see themselves in it,” Mosley said.
System/Policy
KCUR staffers seek to unionize
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“As KCUR continues to grow and develop to better serve the community, we seek a more active role in the shared future of this organization,” the employees said.
System/Policy
WBUR turns to buyouts to cut costs
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The buyouts aim to cut expenses by about 10% in the first phase of the station’s budget reduction plan.
System/Policy
WFYI union receives voluntary recognition
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The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
People
Favian Perez tapped as CEO of Nevada Public Radio
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Perez had been serving as the station’s interim CEO.
People
Renai Bodley to step down as KPCW GM
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Bodley is leaving for a position at WVTF in Roanoke, Va.
System/Policy
Former Colorado Public Radio host files discrimination complaint
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Vic Vela said the station “exploited my health condition … only to terminate me as soon as they had to deal with my disability.”
System/Policy
Bill sparks concerns over independence of West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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The new legislation would give a cabinet secretary the authority to hire and fire WVPB’s executive director.
System/Policy
WFYI staff announces intent to unionize
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The employees are seeking voluntary recognition of the union.
System/Policy
CapRadio, North State Public Radio employees vote to unionize
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The staffers are represented by the NABET-CWA Local 51 union.
People
Karen Lincoln Michel will leave CEO role at IndiJ Public Media
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Michel will transition to a role focusing on the organization’s “local Indigenous journalism efforts.”
System/Policy
Colorado Public Radio lays off 15 staff due to financial challenges
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The cuts affected staff in CPR’s audio and podcast production departments.
System/Policy
WBUR considers cuts amid budget troubles
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CEO Margaret Low told donors that “given our current economics, we’ll likely need to make some tough choices in the coming months.”
Obituaries
Joyce Slocum, CEO of Texas Public Radio, dies at 66
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Slocum, who had led Texas Public Radio since 2014, died of complications from colon cancer.
System/Policy
CPB responds to new inquiry from Ted Cruz about board meeting audio
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CPB CEO Patricia Harrison said that a CPB technician mistakenly “clicked the wrong setting” when he was adjusting settings on the corporation’s SoundCloud profile.
System/Policy
Maryland broadcaster rebrands as Baltimore Public Media
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Baltimore Public Media operates WYPR and WTMD.
People
Tim Fallon to become CEO emeritus of Lehigh Valley Public Media
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Fallon has led the organization for 12 years.
Featured in People
Cary Boyce resigns as GM of Spokane Public Radio
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Boyce has led the station since 2012.
System/Policy
WAMU lays off staff, shuts down DCist
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Management shared a “new strategic framework” with staff Friday.