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Ibrahim Gonzalez, WBAI personality and producer, dies at 57
Ibrahim Gonzalez, a longtime producer and on-air personality at the Pacifica network’s WBAI-FM in New York, died in his sleep June 3. ...Food shows produced for PBS, WHYY and WBEZ cited for excellence
Public broadcasters won four James Beard Foundation awards for outstanding food journalism.Luoma, Cornwell recognized for achievements in local scheduling
In a citation honoring Maine Public TV’s Kelly Luoma as the Charles Impaglia Programmer of the Year, PTPA lauded her “for tirelessly ...Ron Weaver, part of original Children’s Television Workshop production team, dies at 75
Ron Weaver, a former operations director and producer for Children’s Television Workshop who played an instrumental role in creating some of the ...Haynes Johnson, original Washington Week panel member, dies at 81
Haynes Johnson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who was an original panel member on pubTV’s Washington Week in Review, died May 24 in ...Ibargüen recognized with PBS “Be More” award
PBS has honored its former chair Alberto Ibargüen for his contributions to civic engagement. Ibargüen, c.e.o. of the John S. and James ...PRNDI to honor John Dinges at June banquet
Journalist and educator John Dinges will receive this year’s Leo C. Lee Award for significant contributions to public radio news. As head ...William Miles, documentary filmmaker
William Miles, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and chronicler of the black experience, died May 12 in Queens, N.Y., from uncertain causes.Louis Cook, Native American broadcaster
Louis Cook, a longtime host and producer for North Country Public Radio in Canton, N.Y., and a mentor to Native American broadcasters, ...Chacón fills new content position at WBUR, OPB hires new engineering v.p., and more . ...
WBUR-FM in Boston has hired Richard Chacón as executive director of news content, and promoted Tom Melville to news director. Chacón takes ...Pubradio contenders dominate radio division of Sigma Delta Chi Awards
Public radio reporters took all nine awards for radio reporting in this year’s Sigma Delta Chi Awards, which recognize outstanding reporting on ...PBS Digital captures multiple Webbys and People’s Voice Awards
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences presents two honors in a variety of categories — the Webby Award and the ...Roth retires after 45 years, Leonard takes helm at NET, and more . . .
KUOW President Wayne Roth, a former NPR Board chair and past recipient of CPB’s Murrow Award honoring outstanding contributions to public radio, ...Pubcasters win total of 173 regional Murrow Awards
NPR stations won 82 large-market regional Murrow Awards, while small-market pubcasters captured 91. Among all stations, WLRN in Miami topped public radio’s regional ...InsideClimate News wins Pulitzer for coverage of 2010 oil spill
The nonprofit InsideClimate News won this year’s National Reporting Pulitzer Prize for its investigative series The Dilbit Disaster: Inside the Biggest Oil Spill ...
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