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Elmo puppeteer on leave after allegation of improper relationship; accuser recants
Puppeteer Kevin Clash, the performer behind Elmo, one of Sesame Street‘s most beloved characters, has taken a leave of absence following news reports of an ...Two executives join NPR, groundbreaker Belva Davis leaves KQED-TV, Fajardo departs WMFE-TV and more . ...
NPR added new positions to its executive ranks with two appointments announced Nov. 1 by President Gary Knell.AETN and KOMU win three regional Emmys apiece, leading pubTV stations
The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN), based in Conway, won three Emmys for “Clean Lines, Open Spaces: A View of Mid-Century Modern ...KUNC’s Grace Hood wins Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize
A reporter for the NPR station based in Greeley, Colo., Hood earned the award for Investigating Colorado’s Online K–12 Schools, a three-part report about ...NPR announces two executive hires for marketing, strategy
NPR continues reorganization of its executive ranks with two senior hires announced today by President Gary Knell. Emma Carrasco takes over Dec. 3 as ...Pubradio reporters debate ‘dissing of daily news’
Freelance radio and print journalist Ashley Milne-Tyte set off a lively exchange of the philosophical differences between radio producers who work under ...America’s Promise Alliance recognizes NPR for report on Native foster care
The America’s Promise Alliance gave its 2012 Journalism Award for Action to NPR for Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families, an October 2011 ...Audio amateurs turn heads at ShortDocs competition
Luke Eldridge, a financial services worker from London, and John Musto, an electrician from Chicago, were two of the four ShortDocs winners ...Pruess says she’s leaving WNIT “in a strong position” after weathering challenges, including fire
Mary Pruess, outgoing president and g.m. of WNIT Public Television in South Bend, Ind., told Current she feels “very confident that the station ...KQED’s AIDS at 30 series wins award for excellence in radio
The series covered the 30th anniversary of the year the Centers for Disease Control reported that five previously healthy young men in ...Minnesota Public Radio’s Chris Worthington receives diversity award
Presented by AAJA Minnesota, the Leadership in Diversity Award honors someone who has made great strides in promoting and demonstrating diversity in ...Hawaii Public Radio overcomes challenges to win prize for outstanding fundraising
DEI gives its Benchmarks Award each year to a consistently top-performing station in terms of net revenue per hour of listening. While ...Wisconsin Public Radio’s Dopart was hailed as PRADO development professional of the year
Since becoming WPR’s director of membership director in 2005, Rebecca Dopart has upped membership revenue by 30 percent — from $5 million ...Hinojosa wins John Chancellor Award for a lifetime of broadcasting achievement
Maria Hinojosa, reporter and anchor for PBS, NPR and CNN, was selected by a panel of eight judges who cited “the courage ...PRPD honors a co-founder and presents a special award to a key provider of audience ...
The Public Radio Program Directors Association gave its 2012 Don Otto Award to audience researcher Peter Dominowski, who co-founded PRPD in 1987. ...
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