System/Policy
Executive compensation in pubmedia: what station and organization leaders are earning
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Our study includes the annual earnings of leaders representing 87 public media stations and major organizations.
System/Policy
PRX cuts positions due to declining podcast sponsorship
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The layoffs affected “teams including marketing, station services, training, and technology and advertising operations.”
People
NPR CFO Deborah Cowan to leave network
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“I’ve decided to move on and end what has been an incredibly rewarding career with NPR,” Cowan said.
People
Razia Iqbal to leave the BBC
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“After more than three decades, my career at the BBC is drawing to a close,” Iqbal said.
People
Jason Miller named KVLU Public Radio station manager
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Miller had previously worked as the station’s production director.
People
Regina Dean set to retire from WUOT
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Dean will retire Friday after 42 years in public radio.
Development
Donor conversion grows with addition of NPR Network option on NPR.org
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“What this tells us, really, is we’re headed in the right direction,” said NPR CDO Leora Hanser.
People
Tonya Mosley named co-host of ‘Fresh Air’
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“We are adding another top-notch interviewer and host who brings her own distinctive voice and expertise to the program.”
Programs/Content
Following NPR dispute, stations consider their future on Twitter — or off
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Some stations received donations and notes of support after announcing that they would stop using the platform.
System/Policy
Twitter drops ‘government-funded’ label from NPR, PBS
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Twitter also removed the label from public broadcasters outside the U.S.
Programs/Content
With a news service on the way, an organization supporting Minnesota radio stations continues to grow
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The news service will be transformative for Ampers, as well as “a very needed product and project for the citizens of Minnesota,” CEO Joel Glaser said.
System/Policy
NPR stops using Twitter because platform is ‘undermining our credibility,’ CEO says
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Some stations have also announced that they’re leaving the social media platform.
People
WFAE promotes Ju-Don Marshall to CEO
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The station’s board voted unanimously to promote Marshall.
System/Policy
Georgia Public Broadcasting faces funding cut
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“GPB is thankful for the current and past monetary support we’ve received from the state,” a spokesperson said.
System/Policy
WBHM cuts staff amid operating losses
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“WBHM unfortunately needed to reduce our team in order to remain financially sustainable,” Executive Director William Dahlberg said.
System/Policy
In letter to staff, NPR CEO calls layoffs ‘gut-wrenching’
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In addition to cutting 10% of its workforce, the network is eliminating more than 80 vacant positions.
People
Milwaukee’s WUWM hires David Lee as GM
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Lee was previously chief philanthropy officer at Ascension Wisconsin Foundation.
Programs/Content
NPR to end production of four podcasts
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Production of the podcasts will end after their current seasons.
Programs/Content
‘Native America Calling’ receives National Humanities Medal
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“Native America Calling” captures “the vastness of the Native American life and its profound impact on the country,” said President Joe Biden during the ceremony.