Author: Tyler Falk
WITF, newspaper journalists vote to join union
The journalists voted 39-10 in favor of unionizing with The NewsGuild of Greater Philadelphia.North Dakota House passes bill to end funding for Prairie Public
House Bill 1255 would bar any “state officer” from spending “state funds or federal funds … to directly or indirectly support public ...Jeremy Lansman, trailblazer in community broadcasting, dies at 82
Lansman's “fingerprints and thumbprint were all over” community radio, said community media organizer Nan Rubin.Maxie Jackson leaves top role at Radio Milwaukee
“Our board of directors and staff are grateful for Maxie Jackson's contributions and service to the organization,” the station said in a ...Chicago Public Media announces buyouts
CPM CEO Melissa Bell called the decision "proactive."Nashville Public Radio CEO Steve Swenson to retire
Swenson will retire in late spring or early summer, according to an announcement he posted on LinkedIn.GBH, community group reach tentative agreement on sale of CAI home
The Woods Hole Community Association plans to close on the GBH-owned building Thursday.NPR hires Ryan Merkley as COO
Merkley most recently led a biotech nonprofit and previously worked with NPR CEO Katherine Maher at the Wikimedia Foundation.American Public Media Group shuffles leadership
Chandra Kavati is now SVP of business development and president of American Public Media.José Fajardo, former Hawai‘i Public Radio leader, dies at 61
“José was an inspirational force in so many ways,” said HPR CEO Meredith Artley.WBUR, Greater Public receive Knight grant for digital transformation
The grant puts WBUR over the $9 million goal for Catapult, its initiative to improve digital fundraising and audience experience.Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting Corp. employees agree to first union contract
The contract includes AI protections that are "some of the strongest" in the country, according to the union.NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine ...California pubcasters escalate tower dispute
KVIE and CapRadio have filed countering lawsuits laying claim to a transmission tower.Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition
The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”
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