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Jerry Nelson, voice of Count von Count on Sesame Street, dies at 78
The man behind Sesame Street’s Count von Count, Jerry Nelson, died Aug. 23 at age 78. Nelson, who worked with Muppets creator Jim Henson ...Robert Kotlowitz, father of pubTV icon series, dies at 87
Robert Kotlowitz, a pioneering public broadcaster at New York’s WNET who developed several public television series that became signature PBS programs — ...WNYC, EarthFix lead pubmedia’s award winners at ONA 2012
SAN FRANCISCO — Public media continues to earn accolades for its online innovations, as multiple outlets racked up trophies at the Online News ...Cahill chairs CPB Board, panel of GMs appointed to advise PRSS, Coan exits Houston for ...
Patricia Cahill, former g.m. of KCUR in Kansas City, Mo., is the first radio broadcaster to serve as CPB chair.Izzi Smith joins NPR programming, Headlee leaves The Takeaway, Brooks heads project for deaf/blind
Israel “Izzi” Smith signs on at NPR in November as director of programming. His predecessor in the job is Eric Nuzum, who ...Utah educator named director of state’s broadband network for schools
Utah Education Network, the only public TV licensee to receive a federal broadband grant and to join the national US Ignite project ...NPR’s top fundraiser comes from YMCA, Hanley moves to Birmingham and Kendall to Miami, Moe ...
NPR has hired Monique Hanson, from YMCA of the USA, as its chief development officer. Hanson joined the YMCA in 2004 and served ...Embattled Pacifica director to exit immediately
The financially troubled Pacifica Foundation has new interim leadership following an Aug. 16 vote by its national board to immediately replace Executive ...NPR hires top YMCA fundraiser as new chief development officer
NPR has hired Monique Hanson, senior v.p. and chief development officer for YMCA of the USA, as its chief development officer. Hanson joined ...Aronson promoted at Frontline, NPR Board elections, Lapin joins Current, and more…
The promotion, announced during the Television Critics Association Press Tour last month, was widely reported as an indication that Aronson will succeed ...Journalism Center on Children and Families – Casey Medals
Pubradio won a pair of medals for reportage on youth and families. WYNC’s Radio Rookies won a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism ...2012 RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Awards
WNYC led public media in the 2012 national Edward R. Murrow Awards announced June 12 by the Radio Television Digital News Association. ...Investigative Reporters & Editors Awards
California Watch and KQED received IRE’s highest honor for “On Shaky Ground.” California Watch, a nonpartisan group of investigative journalists, and the San ...PRNDI Awards for local journalism
KPCC and Vermont Public Radio led public radio news rooms in PRNDI’s three-tiered contest honoring outstanding local news coverage. In the competition among ...PRNDI honored former NPR news chief Ellen Weiss for significant contributions to public radio news.
Weiss worked at NPR for 28 years, rising to senior v.p. of news in 2007, a post she held for four years. ...
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