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Jane Henson, puppeteer and philanthropist
Jane Nebel Henson, a puppeteer and philanthropist who was the widow of Jim Henson and founder of The Jim Henson Legacy, died ...Kathleen Megargee, pubTV journalist
Kathleen Megargee, a freelance television journalist who hosted programs on Pittsburgh’s WQED and the former New Jersey Network, died March 23 from ...WGBH’s veteran radio/TV head Marita Rivero to depart in June
Marita Rivero, vice president and general manager for radio and television at producing powerhouse WGBH, is stepping down after nearly 30 years ...Rick Roberts, former manager of KTSU
Rick Roberts, general manager of Houston’s KTSU until his retirement in 1995, died March 21 from complications from a stroke after he ...Prometheus Radio founder Pete Tridish will receive the Horace Mann Award
Dylan Wrynn, a 1992 Antioch grad who chose Pete Tridish (from “petri dish”) as his nom de guerre, founded Prometheus Radio in ...NPR’s Carl Kasell named ‘North Carolinian of the Year’
The longtime NPR announcer and current co-host/judge for NPR’s Wait, Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! is a native of Goldsboro, N.C., who ...Howard Klein, VPR volunteer
Howard “Howie” Klein, a volunteer for 29 years at Vermont Public Radio, died March 6 from natural causes. He was 85.NPR’s Ina Jaffe wins national Gracie as outstanding correspondent
Among national award winners, NPR’s Ina Jaffe was named outstanding reporter/correspondent. The Gracies honor programming created for, by or about women. The ...Pubcasters win eight Peabody Awards for outstanding electronic media
Pubmedia and independent producers win eight Peabody Awards including PBS, which won two, one for “Summer Pasture,”a documentary about nomadic Tibetan herders ...Pat Perini, pubTV producer
Patricia “Pat” Perini, a public television producer, director, writer and production executive for more than three decades, died Feb. 21 after a ...Roger Ebert, film critic and pubTV icon, dead at 70
Roger Ebert, the legendary film critic who got his television start on Chicago PBS station WTTW, died April 4 after a long ...Walt Bodine, KCUR talk show host
Walt Bodine, a broadcaster who helmed a signature local talk show on KCUR in Kansas City, Mo., for nearly three decades, died ...WETA’s Bruns retiring, WGBH hires new national program exec, NFCB dismisses Jackson and more . ...
One thing that retiring WETA C.O.O. Joe Bruns will miss about public broadcasting is that “every day is different,” he told Current. “Not ...Independent Lens, WNYC and NPR among pubmedia’s 2012 Peabody winners
Judges in the 72nd annual Peabody competition selected winners as “the best in electronic media for the year 2012,” including PBS programs ...Veteran Idaho pubcaster Morrill to retire; founding member of Affinity Group Coalition
Idaho Public Television General Manger Peter Morrill is retiring, the state Board of Education announced today. “Peter has been an exceptional leader, ...
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