Shona Koester spent the past six years at American Public Media, departing as VP of distribution and content partnerships.
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Pagliarini sets retirement, San Francisco’s KALW hires GM and other comings and goings
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Jim Pagliarini began his public broadcasting career in 1983 by helping to launch KNPB in Reno, Nev.
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Ott sets GPB departure, WFAE hires journalists in Charlotte and other comings and goings
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Also, WGBH honors host Eric Jackson’s 40th anniversary as the “Dean of Boston Jazz Radio.”
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Schneider lands at philanthropy nonprofit, ‘On Second Thought’ gets new host and other comings and goings
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Also, Georgia Public Broadcasting hires its first chief content officer and a managing editor.
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Colorado Public Radio picks Stewart Vanderwilt as new president
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Vanderwilt has worked as GM of KUT in Austin, Texas, for 18 years.
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Liwanag to replace Campbell at PBS, Vega gets host’s chair at ‘Takeaway’ and other comings and goings
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And the new president of Vermont Public Radio is Scott Finn, executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
Obituaries
Public TV pioneer Chalmers “Chuck” Marquis dies at 91
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Longtime friends and colleagues remember Marquis as public television’s man on Capitol Hill.
Former PBS president Lawrence Grossman remembered for advancing network, defending journalism
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Grossman, who died Friday at the age of 86, backed expansion of “The MacNeil/Lehrer Report” and was involved in launching “Frontline.”
Programs/Content
After 16-month search, Woodruff becomes sole ‘NewsHour’ anchor
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The nightly newscast had been searching for a co-anchor since Gwen Ifill’s death in November 2016.
Obituaries
Former PBS ombud Michael Getler dies at 82
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Michael Getler was “fully committed to the integrity of our work,” said PBS President Paula Kerger.