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George Goodman, host of Adam Smith’s Money World, dies at 83
Under the pseudonym of the 18th-century free market economist, Goodman used his half-hour program to dissect tricky financial topics for viewers.Richard Ager, public affairs reporter/producer, dies at 60
Ager was a public TV reporter and producer for more than two decades, for New Hampshire Public Television and Wyoming PBS.NPR newscasters sign off for final time after taking buyouts
It was a bittersweet broadcast of NPR’s Morning Edition Dec. 20 as the show and network said goodbye to five staffers who opted to take an ...Richard Heffner, WNET pioneer and TV host, dies at 88
Richard Heffner, the founding g.m. of New York’s WNET/Thirteen network and longtime host of public affairs program The Open Mind, died in ...PBS programming vet Wilson, education s.v.p. Lippincott exiting in January
Two more senior v.p.s are leaving PBS: John Wilson, a PBS programmer for nearly 20 years, and Rob Lippincott, who has led the network’s ...Indie producer Michael Kirk receives honorary degree from his alma mater
Kirk, a key contributor to PBS’s Frontline since its inception, was cited for his body of work in producing more than 200 investigative documentaries. ...PBS hires former DNC adviser as new v.p. of station services
Juan Sepúlveda, former senior adviser for Hispanic affairs for the Democratic National Committee, joins PBS Jan. 6 as senior vice president of ...CIR, POV, This American Life among 2014’s duPont-Columbia winners
The awards ceremony honoring excellence in broadcast and digital journalism will take place Jan. 21.WFMT appoints new PD, Third Coast hires managing director, and more comings and goings in ...
Sarah Geis, Third Coast's new managing editor, "listens avidly to audio stories of all stripes, and she’s dedicated to supporting producers while ...PBS selects Vecchi to replace McCoskey as chief network engineer
PBS has named Mario Vecchi chief technology officer, calling the former AOL executive “a world-class technologist.” Starting Jan. 27, Vecchi will oversee distribution ...Bobby Jackson, public radio jazz fixture, dies at 57
Bobby Jackson, a longtime jazz host, producer and program director, died Dec. 9 at his home in Cleveland. He was 57. Jackson ...Savage takes over at WBAA-FM, TPR hires Slocum, Myatt returns to consulting, and more
Mike Savage is the new g.m. at WBAA-FM in West Lafayette, Ind. The 20-year pubradio veteran most recently ran WKCC-FM in Kankakee, ...Phil Charles, former g.m. of Montana’s KGLT-FM, dies at 65
Phil Charles, retired longtime g.m. of KGLT-FM in Bozeman, Mont., died Nov. 29 of heart failure at his home in Cape May ...Bruce Franchini, veteran pubTV producer and director, dies at 69
Bruce Franchini, a producer and director for San Francisco’s KQED-TV, died Nov. 13 of cancer. He was 69.Seidel, Malesky and Carvin taking NPR buyouts, will exit by year’s end
NPR news executive Stu Seidel and librarian Kee Malesky have accepted buyout offers from NPR, and social media strategist Andy Carvin has ...
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