PBS President Paula Kerger called Christensen “a giant of public television.”
People
WAUS GM Sharon Dudgeon dies following accident
|
Dudgeon died from injuries resulting from a fall outside her home.
People
How Ken Barcus transformed himself from a struggling schmuck into a mensch
|
A friend remembers NPR’s Midwest bureau chief, who died Oct. 11. “He summoned the courage to face death before it happened.”
Obituaries
Wallace Smith, radio manager who stretched ‘towards something different and bolder,’ dies at 87
|
“Public radio … is a better thing both for Wally Smith’s successes, but also for the failures where he was willing to take on something that others were not,” said Tom Thomas, former CEO of Station Resource Group.
People
Cheryl Hirasa appointed leader of Pacific Islanders in Communications
|
Hirasa succeeds Leanne Kaʻiulani Ferrer, who died last year.
People
Comings and goings: NPR hires EP for Enterprise Storytelling Unit, NHPR announces staff changes …
|
Before joining NPR, Irene Noguchi worked for the New York Times, Politico, Vox and public media stations.
People
Comings and goings: NPR promotes Lori Kaplan to VP, PBS SoCal/KCET names SVP …
|
Kaplan, who joined NPR in 1997, became the network’s VP of audience insights.
People
California state senator Connie Leyva to lead KVCR
|
Leyva will be the station’s sixth leader since 2013.
Obituaries
Alan Ross, host of Wisconsin Public Radio’s ‘Spectrum West,’ dies at 73
|
During his 14 years at WPR’s Eau Claire studios, Ross hosted a regional arts series and co-created a live variety show.
People
Comings and goings: Austin PBS names CCO, Connecticut Public promotes host to VP …
|
Sara Robertson most recently worked as SVP of production at the Texas station.