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.
Development
GBH receives $5 million grant for ‘The Culture Show’
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The grant will help the program expand to YouTube and add a daily podcast.
Obituaries
Bob Edwards, first host of NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76
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Edwards was “one of the great voices and talents of this network’s history,” NPR CEO John Lansing said.
System/Policy
Community radio DJ Lisa Lopez-Galvan killed in Kansas City mass shooting
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Lopez-Galvan was co-host of the music program “Taste of Tejano.”
People
WDIY hires Margaret McConnell as executive director
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McConnell was most recently director of strategic partnerships at People First Federal Credit Union.
Programs/Content
Why NPR’s new podcast strategist sees opportunity after a turbulent year for the network
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Collin Campbell discusses his return to public media as NPR’s SVP of podcasting strategy and why limited-run podcasts still have a place in the network’s portfolio.