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Feloniz Lovato-Winston named Kansas Public Radio leader
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Lovato-Winston, who currently works in fundraising for KPR, steps up to director next month.
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From China to ‘Our Land,’ how Melissa Block set a standard for NPR’s reporting
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“The hallmark of her reporting,” says colleague Elissa Nadworny, “is ‘I want to be with people in their lives. I want to be with them on the fishing boat. I want to be on their cattle ranch when the cows cross into their property.’”
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West Virginia Public Broadcasting executive director resigns
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WVPB’s governing board announced Carl “Butch” Antolini’s departure during an emergency meeting Monday.
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Comings and goings: KUOW appoints two executives, PBS Reno names chief engineer …
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Marshall Eisen joined KUOW as CCO, while Annette Promes was hired as CMO.
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KALW hires James Kass as executive director
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“His deep love of the Bay Area and his extraordinary track record in growing organizations and nurturing talent make for a divine fit,” said Board Chair Laura Saponara.
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PBS Western Reserve CEO David Rotterman dies at 59
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Rotterman joined the station in Kent, Ohio, three weeks ago.
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Comings and goings: Susi Elkins returns to public media as SVP for PBS, NPR names new SVP …
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Elkins succeeds James Dunford, who left PBS earlier this year to lead American Public Television.
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WQLN names Cindy Spizarny CEO
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Spizarny steps up from her role as VP and GM, a job she took on in 2013.
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Bert Wesley Huffman appointed CEO of Georgia Public Broadcasting
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Huffman had served as interim CEO since Teya Ryan stepped down.
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Joanna Kail named CEO of WyomingPBS
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Kail has worked as executive director of the WyomingPBS Foundation since 2017.
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Frank Blythe, broadcaster who directed expansion of programming for Native Americans, dies at 82
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Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.
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‘Atlantic’ EIC Jeffrey Goldberg named moderator for ‘Washington Week’
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Goldberg will maintain his position as editor-in-chief of the magazine while hosting the Friday-evening public affairs program.
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How NPR’s Ukraine bureau chief seeks out ‘intimate looks into people’s lives’
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“What sticks with people in the end is a story about another human being and what they’ve gone through,” says Joanna Kakissis.
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Comings and goings: WETA COO resigns, Neely elected PMJA president …
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Jason Daisey joined WETA in 2017 and had led a station headquarters expansion project.
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Shining bright: 22 Rising Stars whose ideas and skills are redefining public media
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Find out which young professionals rose to the top of our evaluation process to be recognized as a Current Rising Star of 2023.
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Comings and goings: StoryCorps appoints chief program officer, KEXP makes room for new shows …
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StoryCorps promoted Lisa Nelson-Haynes to chief program officer.
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Jody Hamblett named WUOT GM
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Hamblett formerly led Blue Ridge Public Radio and the Public Radio Program Directors Association.
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His international reporting trips made Sean Carberry feel alive. Then came the aftermath.
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In his new book, the former public radio reporter recounts his overseas assignments and examines the emotional repercussions.